“The Other Jesus”; a book that reveals the true meaning of being a Christian and gives another perspective on the characteristics of Jesus, Garrett shows the beauty of the Gospel and how it differs from other religions' views of Jesus. In studying the Christianity of American society, he gives his own interpretation of how this quest for the true meaning of Jesus began: "When, after twenty-five years of questioning, I returned to the church, I finally met the Other Jesus. I discovered an authentic message of love and acceptance, one that the Other Jesus seems to exemplify in the Christian Testament… I discovered believers who were trying to live a life that reflected the change that this Other Jesus had made in them. I discovered people who practiced the faith and who preached it. (Garrett. 8) Objecting to all Orthodox priests labeling the image of Jesus as "evil Jesus," Garrett asserts that "this way of following Christ is not about a set of commandments or simply maintaining the right beliefs... it centers on loving one another and loving God, what Augustine called the dual commandment of love that is at the heart of the Christian faith. This love is where the rubber meets the road, where faith meets the world.” (p. 9) By the way, I forgive him for the cliché! Garrett's concise treatment of a range of relevant issues is reflected in chapter titles such as "Faith and Belief", "The Bible and Theology", "Sacramental Faith", "Spiritual Practice", "The Kingdom of God" , “The End of Things” and “Friends or Rivals: Living in a Multifaith World”. Each chapter is a vivid explanation of how our life should be based on love, nothing other than the love of Christ, it contrasts with the modern depiction of God being in the middle of a paper.... .. but not divine, some Christians did not believe or accept the virgin birth, but honored Mary and believed in Jesus as God's prophet. Some believed in both and Jesus was the son of God and of virgin birth. Some Christians went through this and observed more of the oral traditions, because many of the gospels were not written until much later, a century later, after Jesus and many people, eyewitnesses, were still alive, who walked with Jesus and personally heard – orally – from Jesus. the sermons themselves, which they continued to transmit orally, from memory, to their children, and to these Christians, did not observe written traditions, but yet all called themselves Christians and did so several centuries later, or years later 40-50 years later etc. Why today we have more than 400 sects, divisions of different Christians, and yet all read the ONE BOOK, the Bible in the West as well.