Good Book Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart

Name: Good Book Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart
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ISBN: 9780060088309

ISBN-10: 0060088303

ISBN-13: 9780060088309

Edition: N/A

Authors: Peter J. Gomes

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Why is the Bible so often used as a tool for division and exclusion? And why are so many intelligent and compassionate people embarrassed to say they find wisdom and comfort in the Bible? In this groundbreaking book, the man Time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in America provides answers to these questions and shows what the Bible says about topics that concern Lis all, including joy, suffering, evil, and goodness. With compassion, humor, and insight, lie gives readers the tools and understanding they need to make the ancient wisdom of the Bible a dynamic part of their modern lives.

Book details

List price: $16.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 4/30/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 400
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.02" long x 1.10" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Apologia



What's It All About?



A Matter of Interpretation



The Bible in America



Hard Texts and Changing Times



The Bible and Race: The Moral Imagination



The Bible and Anti-Semitism: Christianity's Original Sin



The Bible and Women: The Conflicts of Inclusion



The Bible and Homosexuality: The Last Prejudice



The Bible and the Good Life



The Bible and Suffering



The Bible and Joy



The Bible and Evil



The Bible and Temptation



The Bible and Wealth



The Bible and Science



The Bible and Mystery


Afterword


Notes


Index