Disarming Scripture

Cherry-Picking Liberals, Violence-Loving Conservatives, and Why We All Need to Learn to Read the Bible Like Jesus Did

von Derek Flood

294 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

A GOD OF LOVE AND GENOCIDE? For many Christians the problem of violence in Scripture can result in a crisis of faith--especially when we see how such passages have been used throughout history to justify horrific bloodshed in God's name. Moving beyond typical conservative and liberal approaches, which seek to either defend or whitewash over violence in the Bible, Disarming Scripture takes a surprising yet compelling approach: Learning to read the Bible like Jesus did. Along the way the book deals with some very big issues, ranging from passages commanding genocide and infanticide in the Old Testament to passages in the New Testament that have been used to justify slavery, child abuse, and state violence. The take-away is an approach to Scripture that not only sees questioning as an acceptable part of a healthy faith, but as an absolutely essential part of it.

• Themen: Philosophie und Religion Religion und Glaube Religiöse Aspekte Kritik und Exegese heiliger Texte
• ISBN: 9780692307267
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 04.10.2014
• Größe: 216 x 140 mm
• Verlag: Metanoia Books