Radically Personal: Ourselves and God in the New Axial Age
by Jerry L. Martin
About the Book
Radically Personal begins with the lived experience of the seeker. Jerry L. Martin recounts his own turn from non-belief to profound spiritual encounter and the divine message that inspired the Theology Without Walls project: “You stand on the threshold of a new spiritual era, a new axial age.” Drawing from decades of philosophical study and cross-traditional engagement, Martin offers a guide for developing one’s own experiential theology rooted in personal insight and spiritual clarity.
Rather than beginning with inherited doctrines, Martin starts where life actually happens—in the personal experiences that shape our understanding of divine reality. Radically Personal explores what it means to recognize those experiences, reflect on them deeply, and integrate them with the most compelling insights from global religious thought. The result is a model for a personal, seeker-driven Theology Without Walls.
About the Author
Jerry L. Martin is the founder of Theology Without Walls. Formerly Chair of the Philosophy Department at the University of Colorado Boulder and Acting Chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities, he is the author of God: An Autobiography. He lives in Pennsylvania with philosopher Abigail L. Rosenthal.
Reviews
“A true gift to anyone who wants to learn a new way to see divine reality more clearly and love it more dearly.”
— Jeanine Diller
“This book is astoundingly erudite.”
— Robert C. Neville
“This book will stretch its readers, as Martin has long been stretching those of us privileged to be his conversation partners.”
— S. Mark Heim
“A powerful alternative to the dry approach to knowledge in the contemporary academy.”
— Jeffery D. Long
“A deeply personal meditation that gives us confidence in the intimations that punctuate our lives.”
— David Walsh
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