I'm looking for some books that dissect a certain aspect (any) of Christianity.
I'm not a believer but I find many of the concepts of Christianity absolutely fascinating and the complexity of the sacred texts and their many interpretations really interest me.
I don't mind if the author is a believer and I don't mind if the book has a positive view on religion. I do find the idea that love is so deeply connected to suffering to be very moving, and the figure of Jesus Christ to me is so complex.
I'd rather the book not be too difficult/technical, but maybe something that gives you a new outlook on things that we take for granted.
The text could be either about how a certain symbol/concept/figure appears throughout the Bible
Or it could be hyper-specific on like a single line or a certain scene.
Some ideas that interest me are for example
– the humanity in God/the tender God (Father)
– the "God that bleeds" / that makes mistakes
– the doubts of Jesus (salmo 22)
– Cain's figure/ why god preferred Abel
Basically I'm very interested in mysticism and the emotional charge of religion rather than its historical/technical components
by okyouknowwhatFML