PART III: THE INFLUENTIAL JESUS (or how he has inspired people)
PART III: THE INFLUENTIAL JESUS
(or How He Has Inspired People)
Introduction: The story of Jesus
1. The Bethlehem stable: Francis of Assisi
The nativity of the poor king
2. The carpenter’s bench: George Lansbury
The dignity of manual labour
3. The ministry of compassion: Father Damien and Wellesley Bailey
Touching untouchables
4. The Sermon on the Mount: Leo Tolstoy, Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr
The challenge of non-resistance
5. The love for children: Thomas Barnardo
‘An ever-open door’
6. The washing of feet: Samuel Logan Brengle
A necessary lesson in humility
7. The cross: Toyohiko Kagawa
The revelation of the love of God
8. The resurrection: Joni Eareckson Tada
‘I’ll be on my feet dancing’
9. The exaltation: Henry Martyn
Zeal for the honour of Christ’s name
10. The gift of the Spirit: Roland Allen
The Holy Spirit is a missionary Spirit
11. The second coming: Anthony Ashley Cooper (Lord Shaftesbury)
A programme of social reform
12. The last judgment: William Wilberforce
The abolition of slavery and the slave-trade