Books on Jesus have been limited by a too narrow attempt just to explain away the historical character behind the Gospels. While accepting what historical research can validly tell us, Laurence Freeman restores the personal spiritual journey to its rightful place in the understanding of who Jesus is and what he may mean for the person concerned with listening to his life and teaching. It is a personal exploration of faith, and will be welcomed both by practising Christians and by those who though they may have left the churches still have many unanswered questions about who Jesus is - at least for them