The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart

Gomes, Peter J

ISBN 10: 0688134475 / ISBN 13: 9780688134471

Verlag: William Morrow, 1996

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 0688134475-3-19375053

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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 Bibleand 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.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Peter J. Gomes has been minister of Harvard University's Memorial Church since 1974, when he was appointed Pusey Minister of the church, and serves as Plummer Professor of Christian Morals. An American Baptist minister, he was named one of America's top preachers by Time magazine. He is the recipient of thirty-three honorary degrees and an Honorary Fellow of Emmanuel College, the University of Cambridge, England, where the Gomes Lectureship is established in his name.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind ...
Verlag: William Morrow
Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good