EPISTLES FROM A MODERN CHRISTIAN

by WALLACE S. JUNGERS


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Book Details

Language : English
Publication Date : 5/19/2004

Format : E-Book
Dimensions : E-Book
Page Count : 124
ISBN : 9781414095752
Format : Softcover
Dimensions : 6x9
Page Count : 124
ISBN : 9781418426835

About the Book

This book, "Epistles From a Modern Christian" is a collection of e-mails that the author wrote in 2004 to friends who are interested in the story of Jesus Christ. Mr. Jungers is a member of a group of some three hundred ex-Jesuits, who regularly correspond by e-mail with one another on matters of faith and morals.

This collection of his e-mails is but a snapshot of time amidst an on-going dialogue. There is, however, one event that dominates, and that is the release of Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion of the Christ". Released on Ash Wednesday of 2004, the movie has galvanized the debate over how Americans interpret the story of Jesus of Nazareth, as reported in the Gospels, and as interpreted by Mel Gibson. Does the movie present the story of Christ accurately? Is it, “It is as it was”? Or is it a distortion based on Gibson's pre-Vatican II understanding of Christianity?

The author comes down on the side of approval for Gibson's desire to present the last twelve hours of Christ's life on the big screen to educate us on how brutal and bloody the events really were. The movie is, indeed, shocking in its brutality, but, Mr. Jungers contends, not unrealistically so. Most Christians grow up with a sanitized view of the Passion and Death of Jesus of Nazareth. This movie adds flesh to our weekly profession of “he suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried”. 

The content of these e-mails is further education on the “vera et sincera” of Jesus of Nazareth, from a modern Christian, well versed in the Scriptures and traditions of the Christian Church. 


About the Author

Wallace S. Jungers, S.T.B., is a graduate of Woodstock College in Theology, where he studied under the renowned theologian, John Courtney Murray. He also has been awarded degrees in Philosophy, Ph. L., and in Chemistry, B.S.

Mr. Jungers taught Chemistry at St. Joseph’s Prep in Philadelphia and at Loyola College in Baltimore.

With this book, “Epistles from a Modern Christian”, he continues his research into Early Christianity, which he began with his other books:

Jesus Christ in Glory (Rev. 2nd Ed.),

St. Paul, St. John and St. Augustine,

Reflections on Christ in Glory,

Prayers of Early Christianity,

Of the Holy Spirit,

Resurrection,

The Beautiful One,

Augustine Latine,

The Evidence of Christianity,

The Confessions of St. Augustine,

The Passion of Jesus Christ, and

Ancient Christian Prayers,

And

The Victory of the Early Christian Martyrs.

From the viewpoint of a modern Christian, Mr. Jungers has been explaining the New Testament to believers who are searching for a better understanding of the “vera et sincera” (true and honest) deeds of Jesus of Nazareth. Well versed in Greek and Latin, Mr. Jungers translates from the Greek text of Mr. Kurt Aland et alii (4th Ed), called UBS4.  

As an advocate of the modern trend of “Praying the Scriptures”, Mr. Jungers brings life to these ancient documents, which form the basis of the Christian Faith.

He lives in La Mesa, California with his wife, Sue, who is the retired long-term principal of Mt. Carmel Academy in Chicago. They have two married daughters, Jane and Jennifer, and three grandchildren, Jane’s Kurtis, and Colin, and Jennifer’s Amber.