Jesus and Jesse James
Here is Ron Hansen, author of The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford.
Hansen wrote the novel in 1983 and it was shown as a Brad Pitt film last fall.
One friend saw it in Paris.
Here is what Hansen said recently in an interview in The Christian Century:
"Taking risks is important in religion too. Religion is a lot roomier than people think when they are looking at it from the outside. You gradually get a sense of confidence that God has a long leash. You are allowed to roam. God knows that you are coming back and you know that God will take you back, like the best of parents. Faith gives you a solid foundation, a bedrock, a way of returning."
Hansen also wrote Mariette in Ecstasy, about the stigmata.
The interview is at:
http://www.christiancentury.org/article.lasso?id=5099
UMC Alabama Bishop Willimon has a book review in the same issue.
Hansen wrote the novel in 1983 and it was shown as a Brad Pitt film last fall.
One friend saw it in Paris.
Here is what Hansen said recently in an interview in The Christian Century:
"Taking risks is important in religion too. Religion is a lot roomier than people think when they are looking at it from the outside. You gradually get a sense of confidence that God has a long leash. You are allowed to roam. God knows that you are coming back and you know that God will take you back, like the best of parents. Faith gives you a solid foundation, a bedrock, a way of returning."
Hansen also wrote Mariette in Ecstasy, about the stigmata.
The interview is at:
http://www.christiancentury.org/article.lasso?id=5099
UMC Alabama Bishop Willimon has a book review in the same issue.
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