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The good book : reading the Bible with mind and heart / Peter J. Gomes.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gomes, Peter J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Bible.
- Bible--Hermeneutics.
- Hermeneutics.
- Venture Fund, Affinity Group.
- Local Subjects:
- Venture Fund, Affinity Group.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 383 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- San Francisco : HarperSanFrancisco, [2002]
- Summary:
- Why are so many intelligent and compassionate people embarrassed to say they find wisdom and comfort in the Bible? Why do so many seekers turn to New Age religionsinstead of the Bible? And how as a society did we come to cede biblical interpretation to those who would use the Bible as a tool for division and exclusion? In this groundbreaking book, Peter Gomes shows how to read the Bible and what it says about the topics that concern us all, including joy suffering, evil, and goodness. He also explains what the Bible really says about women, gays and lesbians, and people of color. With compassion, humor, and insight, he gives readers the tools and understanding they need to make the ancient wisdom of the Bible a dynamic part of their modern lives.
- Contents:
- What's it all about?
- A matter of interpretation
- The Bible in America
- Hard texts and changing times
- The Bible and race : the moral imagination
- The Bible and anti-Semitism : Christianity's original sin
- The Bible and women : the conflicts of inclusion
- The Bible and homosexuality : the last prejudice
- The Bible and the good life
- The Bible and suffering
- The Bible and joy
- The Bible and evil
- The Bible and temptation
- The Bible and wealth
- The Bible and science
- The Bible and mystery.
- Notes:
- "First HarperSanFrancisco edition"--Title page verso.
- "A hardcover edition of this book was published in 1996 by William Morrow and Company, Inc. A paperback edition of this book was published in 1998 by Bard Books, an imprint of Avon Books, Inc."--Title page verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-375) and index.
- Lambda Literary Awards - Spirituality, Winner, 1997
- ISBN:
- 0060088303
- 9780060088309
- OCLC:
- 49897838
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