Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of ScriptBy popular demand—study guides to two of Bishop John Shelby Spong's bestselling and controversial works, including questions, reflections, and summaries for group and individual use. |
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If not a rival church, then religious liberals, secular modernists, God-denying
communists, or some other incarnation of evil becomes the enemy. Irrational
religious anger demands a target. Television evangelists use physical and verbal
means ...
If not a rival church, then religious liberals, secular modernists, God-denying
communists, or some other incarnation of evil becomes the enemy. Irrational
religious anger demands a target. Television evangelists use physical and verbal
means ...
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It thereby provides an appropriate and legitimate outlet for one's anger. The
authority of an inerrant Bible that can be readily quoted to buttress this point of
view becomes an essential ingredient to such a life. When that Bible is
challenged, ...
It thereby provides an appropriate and legitimate outlet for one's anger. The
authority of an inerrant Bible that can be readily quoted to buttress this point of
view becomes an essential ingredient to such a life. When that Bible is
challenged, ...
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When attention is turned to the mainline churches, where a well-educated
ministry has always been required, it becomes obvious that they have, by and
large, simply ignored the Bible. The average pew sitter in the average mainline
church, ...
When attention is turned to the mainline churches, where a well-educated
ministry has always been required, it becomes obvious that they have, by and
large, simply ignored the Bible. The average pew sitter in the average mainline
church, ...
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... one hundred years, have not yet become operative in the church primarily
because they have not yet become operative in those very clergy who will
dismiss this as "old hat." It is my deepest hope that there will be others who will
discover in ...
... one hundred years, have not yet become operative in the church primarily
because they have not yet become operative in those very clergy who will
dismiss this as "old hat." It is my deepest hope that there will be others who will
discover in ...
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Those who seek to preserve these biblical understandings have to become anti-
intellectual or must close off vast portions of their thinking processes or twist their
brains into a kind of firstcentury pretzel in order to maintain their faith system.
Those who seek to preserve these biblical understandings have to become anti-
intellectual or must close off vast portions of their thinking processes or twist their
brains into a kind of firstcentury pretzel in order to maintain their faith system.
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A Few Grains of Wheat Amid the Chaff
Crítica de los usuarios - Philip Tutt - Christianbook.comThis work, written by a "controversial" Episcopal bishop (John Shelby Spong) proposes a venture to save Christianity from fundamentalism. In the epilogue (which I suggest that the reader peruse first ... Leer comentario completo
Review: Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture
Crítica de los usuarios - Ryan - GoodreadsThe book was pretty good. It has some good information and serves as a good overview for a lot of ideas. The big problem is that the book's information is about history, where the author is not ... Leer comentario completo
Contenido
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The Formation of the Sacred Story | 38 |
Prophets Psalms Proverbs and Protest | 58 |
Forming the Second Covenant | 78 |
The Man from Tarsus | 92 |
Christ Resurrection Grace The Gospel of Paul | 108 |
Matthew The Story of Jesus from a Hebrew Perspective | 148 |
Luke The Story of Jesus from a Gentile Perspective | 168 |
The Fourth Gospel In the BeginningI Am | 186 |
Christmas and Easter Ultimate Truth and Literal Nonsense | 210 |
Who Is Christ for Us? | 228 |
Epilogue | 246 |
Notes | 252 |
Bibliography | 256 |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks this Meaning of Script |
| Autor | John Shelby Spong |
| Editor | Harper Collins, 2009 |
| ISBN | 006175319X, 9780061753190 |
| Largo | 288 páginas |
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