“Nipple Jesus” by Nick Hornby is my favorite short story I have ever read about “what to do with Jesus”. It is from a compilation of Hornby’s short stories in a book titled, “Speaking With The Angel”. I will leave my commentary for later and simply make for two different ways of reading this – either by downloading the .pdf’s at my box.net account or by reading the .jpg’s below. There is no online version available, so this was the best I could do. If your eyes go crazy looking at the internet, then click on the box.net and print it out – it’s worth it. It took me a while to get these all uploaded and such, so please take time to read this incredible story and see yourself in the different characters:
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Ah yes, good ole Nipple Jesus. Great CMC discussions if I can recall. Danielle was especially offended haha. Great thought provoking story. and pimpin’ new layout btw!
[...] this Commentary, make sure you’ve read Nick Hornby’s “Nipple Jesus” which I’ve posted here. After, leave your [...]
Here are my thoughts – I put them on a separate post: http://www.taintedcanvas.com/2009/02/18/nipple-jesus-commentarylesson/.
This article written by the lead singer of Jars of Clay is relevant to the discussion too – “Can Offensive Art Be Christian?” http://www.relevantmagazine.com/life/current-events/op-ed-blog/24084-can-offensive-art-be-christian
Just taught this story last night in a class for writers called “Finding Your Voice.” I think it’s the best short story I’ve ever read. It brings up these huge existential questions while anchoring them in the voice of an “everyman.” Brilliant.