Rescuing the Bible
by
Roland Boer
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
ISBN-10
1405170212
ISBN-13
9781405170215
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint
Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Nov 2nd, 2007
Print length
184 Pages
Weight
426 grams
Dimensions
23.60 x 16.30 x 1.80 cms
Product Classification:
Church historyWestern philosophy from c 1800Christianity
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What is the future for the Bible, one of the most important books in the world? In this manifesto, Roland Boer explores the idea that the Bible is an unruly and uncontrollable text that has been colonized by church, synagogue, and state.
What is the future for the Bible, one of the most important books in the world? In this manifesto, Roland Boer explores the idea that the Bible is an unruly and uncontrollable text that has been colonized by church, synagogue, and state. Powerfully argues that the Bible needs to be rescued from its abuse by the religious and political rightConsiders the history of revolutionary readings of the Bible, from Gerrard Winstanley to the presentUrges a role for the Bible in a new "worldly left": an alliance between the religious and secular left that can promote more progressive readings of the textConcludes by offering a "political myth" from the Bible that condemns oppression, imagines a better society and celebrates the biblical themes of opposition and chaos.
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