This is a skeptic's journey into the meaning of God and of human existence. At once an ironic rendering of the life of Christ and a beautiful novel, Saramago's tale has sparked intense discussion about the meaning of Christianity and the Church as an institution. Translated by Giovanni Pontiero.

Saramago's Jesus is the son not of God but of Joseph. Mary Magdalene is his lover not his convert. In the wilderness he tussles not with the Devil – a kindly and necessary evil – but with God, a fallible, power-hungry autocrat. And he must die not for the sins of the fathers but for the sins of the Father. By investigating these simple inversions Saramago has woven a dark parab...(展开全部)

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Matthew Arnold: "The most exquisite document, after those of the New Testament, of all that the Christian spirit has ever inspired." 《效法基督》是由跟随基督的人，在十字架的道路上受过操练，受过对付，经过艰辛，经过逆境之后，从敬虔度日的经历中凝聚而成的灵性结晶，在基督里生长成熟的生命硕果。 本书注重灵修方面，文笔简洁有力，清晰地指出人在世间的苦痛及不可避免的心灵污染。惟有仰望及效法基督，才能在我们得救的人身上散发主基督耶稣馨香之气。 ====== 大陆出版情况 ====== 本书后来由黄培永翻译成汉语。目前中国基督新教“两会”印发的版本，属于“内部资料”，定价￥5.0 一册。