Does God Exist? What was Jesus that made it so special? How can you be a Christian in a pluralistic society? Here are some of the fundamental questions raised by Peter Berger, a leading scholar of religious and cultural issues in this fascinating journey of exploration through faith in modern times. The book is structured around the key statements of the Apostles' Creed, the author uses as a thread to discuss the basic beliefs of Christianity. Using both the Christian theological tradition as the work of other thinkers in the front row, from Freud to Simone Weil, moves from the traditional views to modern, from the liberal to the Orthodox. From beginning to end, Berger takes the position of an open-minded skeptic thinker, not bound by any traditional authority, whether the Church, Scripture and personal experience. While exploring their personal beliefs and for pointing out just why h...read more