Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-260).

Before we begin -- Part 1: Another name fo everything. Christ is not Jesus's last name -- Accepting that you are fully accepted -- Revealed in us as us -- Original goodness -- Love is the meaning -- A sacred wholeness -- Going somewhere good -- Part 2: The great comma. Doing and saying -- Things at their depth -- The feminine incarnation -- This is my body -- Why did Jesus die? -- It can't be carried alone -- The resurrection journey -- Two witnesses to Jesus and Christ -- Transformation and contemplation -- Beyond mere theology: two practices -- Epilogue -- Afterword: Love after love -- Appendixes: Mapping the soul's journey to God -- Appendix I: The four worldviews -- Appendix II: The pattern of spiritual tranformation.

"A long-awaited book exploring what it means that Jesus was called 'Christ,' and how this forgotten truth can transform everything we see, hope for, and believe. In his decades as a globally recognized teacher, Richard Rohr has helped millions realize what is at stake in matters of faith and spirituality. Yet Rohr has never written on the most perennially talked about topic in Christianity: Jesus. Most know who Jesus was, but who was Christ? Is the word simply Jesus's last name? Too often, Rohr writes, our understandings have been limited by culture, religious squabbling, and the human tendency to put ourselves at the center. Drawing on scripture, history, and spiritual practice, Rohr articulates a transformative view of Jesus Christ as a portrait of God's constant, unfolding work in the world. 'God loves things by becoming them,' he writes, and Jesus's life was meant to declare that humanity has never been separate from God--except by its own negative choice. When we recover this fundamental truth, faith becomes less about proving Jesus was God, and more about learning to recognize the Creator's presence all around us, and in everyone we meet"--Provided by publisher.