A fresh look at Jesus' death, that is being increasingly denied or questioned. This challenging arena provides the context for this new Question and Answer approach - and even if Jesus did die - what does it matter? How could it ever make a difference to people living two thousand years later? Consider answers to questions such "Do we need to bring God into this?" "If crucifixion was so degrading, why not rescue Jesus before he died?" "Jesus' identity still seems a mystery. Who is he?" And many more.
I am an English professor who became an administrator who dreams of being a political pundit. After eleven years teaching English and writing books like this, I accepted a position as the Provost and Academic Vice President at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas. All the while, though, I dreamed of being a talking head. Soon after moving into administration, I started to write the Founderstein Blog, which examines contemporary politics from a historical perspective. My most recent book is That's Not What They Meant Reclaiming the Founding Fathers from America's Right Wing, a 75,000 word op-ed piece that treats the misuse of history by conservative politicians and media personalities.