The Christian churches are presently locked in damaging controversies, and inparticular over homosexuality. These controversies have resulted in the frequent misunderstanding, misrepresentation and fear of sexual minorities, especially of gays, inside and outside the churches. The Savage Text is neither a work of social science investigating religious behavior, nor an attack on Christian faith by one of its opponents. It is a theologically informed work written for the sake of the future of Christianity. Through a wide-ranging discussion,and many examples both historical and contemporary the book will show how hasthe Bible been used to discriminate against many groups of people; the patterns that have emerged in these uses; how and why Christians use scripture in discriminating ways; and how this can be avoided? INDICE: Acknowledgments. PART 1. 1. The "Savage Text?". 2. "Vile Affections:" The Bible and Homosexuality. PART 2: The Savage Text at Work. 3. "Cursed be Canaan!" - The Bible, Racism, and Slavery. 4. "The Great Day of Wrath" - TheBible and the End. 5. "Take Now Thy Son" - The Bible and Children. 6. "Thou Shalt Not Suffer a Witch to Live" - The Bible, Jews, and Women. PART 3: Beyond the Book - Faith in the Triune God. 7. Faith in the Book or Faith in God?. 8. On Not Being a "People of the Book". Some Principles for a Peaceful Reading ofthe Bible. Conclusion. Bibliography. Glossary
- ISBN: 978-1-4051-7017-8
- Editorial: Blackwell
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 232
- Fecha Publicación: 29/09/2008
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés