PRAISE FOR BORN AGAIN BY TOM HARPUR When I first found out that Tom Harpur had two new books coming out, I pre-ordered them both, immediately. I knew from reading several of his previous books, such as "For Christ's Sake" and "The Pagan Christ", that they would be filled with the thoughts of an intelligent, honest, and courageous man. I was not disappointed! BORN AGAIN, My Journey from Fundamentalism to Freedom, is a beautiful memoir, outlining Harpur's spiritual rites of passage. From being born into an evangelical family, where he was heavily indoctrinated in the dogma and beliefs of the Anglican Church; through gradually parting the murky veils of biblical literalism; to finally coming to terms with the distorted message of centuries of oppressive "Christian" teachings. Harpur is an expert Greek scholar, and was able to interpret for himself the original meaning of the earliest written records of the canon of the gospel. As a result of his dogged explorations, the bright light of truth has exposed the dark theocratic power politics of earlier times. Today, because of the scholarship and explorations of this ethical man, we can throw off the heavy chains of rigid church dogma. We can begin to explore the Symbols and Metaphors in the bible, and other, even earlier, belief systems. We can see now that our individual ways of "Being Christian" are valid and "OK". Thank you Tom Harpur for this wonderful gift. Jean Harnden