''On Being a Christian'' is a 1974 work of Christian theology by

Hans Küng Hans Küng (; 19 March 1928 – 6 April 2021) was a Swiss Catholic priest, theologian, and author. From 1995 he was president of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos). Küng was ordained a priest in 1954, joined the faculty o ...

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The author describes what is common among the various Christian communities and discussed the reasons a person would choose to believe in Christianity. The book focuses on the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and the nature of his divinity.

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Certain aspects of the book were criticized by the

Conference of the German Bishops A conference is a meeting of two or more experts to discuss and exchange opinions or new information about a particular topic. Conferences can be used as a form of group decision-making, although discussion, not always decisions, are the main pu ...

in 1975 for its apparent lack of doctrinal orthodoxy.Declaration on Hans Küng's book, Being a Christian, German Episcopal Conference
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1974 non-fiction books Books about Christianity {{Catholic-Church-book-stub