Multiple Jesuses

just got done reading brian mclaren's chapter "the seven jesuses i have known" in a generous orthodoxy. what a great way of condensing and summarizing several of the various atonement theories(what i would call his use of focus/problem and good news) while also admitting there are many more to come.

the thing is, like mclaren i totally find myself appreciating each of them at certain times, or seeing how i used and made sense of things through these at different times in my life.

i think this is one of bigger issues to face as a "post-modern." is it syncretism/heresy to admit that maybe there isn't just one way of understanding jesus and his work? from many of my profs here at luther, and many other lutheran voices throughout history who have run around accusing each other of heterodoxy, it would seem that it is. he says, on p.66, that it isn't about "liquifying" it into a porrage, but then again, can we live with diversity of opinion?(see leland's post)