Bell, pastor of Mars Hill Bible Church in Grand Rapids, Mich., offers an innovative and intriguing first book. This introduction to the Christian faith is definitely outside the usual evangelical box. Bell wants to offer "a fresh take on Jesus"-a riff that begins with the assertion that Jesus wanted to "call people to live in tune with reality" and that he "had no use for religion." Bell invites seekers into a Christianity that has room for doubts. Bell is well-versed in Jewish teachings and draws from rabbinic wisdom and stories freely. This is faithful, creative Christianity, and Gen-Xers especially will find Bell a welcome guide to the Christian faith. "We know thereś something more. We sense it, we feel it, we know it. And we want it. We want an authentic spirituality. But those people would all tell you to think long and hard about what they are saying and doing and creating. Test it. Probe it. Do that to this book. Dont́ swallow it uncritically. Think about it. Wrestle with it. Just because Iḿ a Christian and Iḿ trying to articulate a Christian worldview doesnt́ mean Iv́e got it nailed. Iḿ contributing to the discussion. God has spoken, and the rest is commentary, right?"