Sins Of Scripture (QuakerBooks)

Sins Of Scripture

Exposing The Bibles Texts Of Hate To Reveal The God Of Love

BY JOHN SHELBY SPONG

Brief Description:
Bishop John Shelby Spong boldly approaches those texts that have been used through history to justify the denigration or persecution of others while carrying with them the implied and imposed authority of the claim that they were the "Word of God." As he exposes and challenges what he calls the "terrible texts of the Bible," laying bare the evil done by these texts in the name of God, he also seeks to redeem these texts, hoping to recover their ultimate depth and purpose. Spong looks specifically at texts used to justify homophobia, anti-Semitism, treating women as second-class humans, corporal punishment, and environmental degradation.

HarperSanFrancisco 2006 336 PP. Paper

$15.95 (in stock)

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