Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World
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| Rating | : | 4.44 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0062011294 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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In Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, bishop and social activist John Shelby Spong argues that 200 years of biblical scholarship has been withheld from lay Christians. In this brilliant follow-up to Spong’s previous books Eternal Life and Jesus for the Non-Religious, Spong not only reveals the crucial truths that have long been kept hidden from the public eye, but also explores what the history of the Bible can teach us about reading its stories today and living our lives for tomorrow.Sarah Sentilles, author of Breaking Up With God: A Love Story, applauds John Shelby Spong’s Reclaiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World, writing that “pulsing beneath his brilliant, thought-provoking, passionate book is this question: can Christianity survive the education of its believers?…A question Bishop Spong answers with a resounding yes.”
His books, which have sold well over a million copies, include Biblical Literalism: A Gentile Heresy; The Fourth Gospel: Tales of a Jewish Mystic; Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religious World; Eternal Life: A New Vision; Jesus for the Non-Religious, The Sins of Scripture, Resurrection: Myth or Reality?; Why Christianity Must Change or Die; and his autobiography, Here I Stand. John Shelby Spong, the Episcopal Bishop of Newark before his retirement in 2000, has bee
Dubious Disciple said A Dubious Disciple Book Review. Could this be Spong's best yet? Perhaps not, his books are all so powerful, but it's definitely my new favorite. I've actually been looking for precisely this sort of book, so I was really excited to find it--authored by one of my favorite writers, no less!Spong goes book-by-book in pretty much chro. ROBERT PARR said Searching for truth. I love John Shelby Spong, I've read several of his books and for anyone who wants to find truth this is a good place to start.. "an excellent introduction to a progressive approach to biblical interopretation" according to Greg Smith (aka sowhatfaith). According to Gallup's latest research, only an excellent introduction to a progressive approach to biblical interopretation According to Gallup's latest research, only 3 out of every 10 Americans interpret the Bible literally. Spong's Re-Claiming the Bible is an introductory survey text for the 70% who acknowledge the Bible is something far richer, more complex, and more human. If you are a mainline Christian who will ne. out of every 10 Americans interpret the Bible literally. Spong's Re-Claiming the Bible is an introductory survey text for the 70% who acknowledge the Bible is something far richer, more complex, and more human. If you are a mainline Christian who will ne
Re-Claiming the Bible for a Non-Religous World is like a treatment center in a box.” (Rev. This book should renew a sincere interest in the biblical story that for too long has been lost in our corporate ignorance.” (Fred C. This book is filled with insights from a lifetime of deep engagement with Scripture. After a decade of feeling banished by the Bible, I am now drawn back.” (Katie Ford, Author of Deposition and Colosseum)“If your addiction is the shallow, narrow, literal interpretation of the Bible doled out by most churches, then you need an intervention. Spong has the gift and motivation for making biblical scholarship accessible; he writes with charity and clarity.” (Publishers Weekly)“Spong here achieves what may be his most reader friendly, helpful book