Elusive: The Pursuit of Jesus and Humility

by Brian Sanders

While sages extol humility as the chief of all virtue, too often we have treated it as optional, or even as a weakness. Yet, there was nothing that Jesus did that was not saturated with the color of this difficult and enigmatic virtue. It is hard to reward, it cannot be achieved in the formal sense, and it is often lost as it is directly pursued. Humility cannot stand on stage or spectacle and therefore cannot be apprehended the way generosity or even love can be. In other words, it is not gained by a direct campaign but is somehow a product of something else. Elusive: The Pursuit of Jesus and Humility is about that "something else." It is about imitating the life of Jesus. A life that was quintessentially humble.

196 pages, Paperback

First published May 10, 2010

Reviews

[Brook Maturo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I appreciate Brian's treatment of a virtue rarely talked about in the modern church. His candid honesty and conversational tone made this book powerful without being preachy. It challenged me to look for ways pride takes hold in my own life.