One of my favorite authors is Father Andrew Greeley, who, when he is not writing newspaper columns, popular (and somewhat racy) novels, and technical sociological treatises, somehow finds time to write passable books on theology.  Greeley is so prolific that some have suggested that he is a committee rather than one individual man.  Some critics say that he has never had an unpublished thought; but perhaps some of the criticism leveled against him might come under the heading of jealousy...from folks who cannot get their thoughts published at all. 

In any case, what originally attracted me to Father Greeley’s writings was a book written over twenty years ago titled The Jesus Myth.  I found it to be just about the most interesting one-volume introduction to the Christian Faith I have ever …