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Spong (Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism), a retired Episcopal bishop and prominent spokesperson for liberal Christianity, focuses this book on "terrible texts" which have been used to justify such "sins" as overbreeding, degradation of the environment, sexism, child abuse and anti-Semitism. These biblical texts, according to Spong, are not the incontrovertible Word of God, but flawed human responses to perceived threats. An incendiary example of this is Spong's assertion that Paul was a closeted gay man whose anti-gay statements were motivated by little more than his own self-loathing. Spong does not stop there; in the course of the book he suggests that Jesus and Mary Magdalene were married; that none of the supernatural events described in the Bible took place (including the resurrection); and that theism itself is a misunderstanding of God. Interestingly, readers who do not endorse Spong's radical reinterpretation of Christianity will still find much in this book they can affirm. His explanation of the roots of Christian anti-Semitism is fascinating and much less challenging to orthodoxy than many of his other claims. Unfortunately, Spong leads with his weakest section, which features a variety of poorly constructed arguments claiming, but giving inadequate evidence for, a strong causal relationship between biblical injunctions and both overpopulation and environmental problems. Nonetheless, this absorbing book has much to offer readers of all persuasions.
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"Spong shares his extraordinary gift of conveying the Bible's spiritual and ethical authority." (Jack D. Spiro, Harry Lyons Distinguished Chair of Judaic Culture, Virginia Commonwealth University )
"Spong demonstrates the prophetic vocation that prefers truth to lies, honesty to hypocrisy, common sense to sick religious ideologies." (Matthew Fox, president, University of Creation Spirituality, author of Original Blessing, Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet, and One River, Many Wells )
"Another brilliant chapter in Spong's quest to rescue the Bible from fundamentalism." (Robert W. Funk, Jesus Seminar, author of Honest to Jesus )
"Remarkably insightful and honest, John Shelby Spong explores some of the most compelling issues of our time." (Reverend Jarmo Tarkki, Ph.D. )
"With prophetic vigor, Spong lays bare the evil done.in the name of God...[and] calls the Christian community to accountability...." (Spirituality and Health magazine )
"A valuable modernist manifesto for progressive readers seeking a response to the conservative theology dominating the news these days." (Boston Globe )
"This book is long overdue..." (New York Times )
"The Sins of Scripture challenges Christians to look beyond the myths of their faith into the heart of the matter." (Bill O'Reilly, Anchor, Fox News Channel )
"This absorbing book has much to offer readers of all persuasions." (Publishers Weekly )
"Spong lifts the myths surrounding scripture, stripping away the superfluous so the kernal of truth becomes reality." (Reverend R. Robert Kimes, Director Religious Activities, Bay View, MI )
"Spong demonstrates the prophetic vocation that prefers truth to lies, honesty to hypocrisy, common sense to sick religious ideologies." (Matthew Fox, president, University of Creation Spirituality, author of Original Blessing, Creativity: Where the Divine and the Human Meet, and One River, Many Wells )
"Another brilliant chapter in Spong's quest to rescue the Bible from fundamentalism." (Robert W. Funk, Jesus Seminar, author of Honest to Jesus )
"Remarkably insightful and honest, John Shelby Spong explores some of the most compelling issues of our time." (Reverend Jarmo Tarkki, Ph.D. )
"With prophetic vigor, Spong lays bare the evil done.in the name of God...[and] calls the Christian community to accountability...." (Spirituality and Health magazine )
"A valuable modernist manifesto for progressive readers seeking a response to the conservative theology dominating the news these days." (Boston Globe )
"This book is long overdue..." (New York Times )
"The Sins of Scripture challenges Christians to look beyond the myths of their faith into the heart of the matter." (Bill O'Reilly, Anchor, Fox News Channel )
"This absorbing book has much to offer readers of all persuasions." (Publishers Weekly )
"Spong lifts the myths surrounding scripture, stripping away the superfluous so the kernal of truth becomes reality." (Reverend R. Robert Kimes, Director Religious Activities, Bay View, MI )
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