Boer Rescuing the Bible

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-76581-4
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 184 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Blackwell Manifestos

What is the future for the Bible, one of the most important booksin the world? In this manifesto, Roland Boer explores the idea thatthe Bible is an unruly and uncontrollable text that has beencolonized by church, synagogue, and state.
* * Powerfully argues that the Bible needs to be rescued from itsabuse by the religious and political right
* Considers the history of revolutionary readings of the Bible,from Gerrard Winstanley to the present
* Urges a role for the Bible in a new "worldly left": an alliancebetween the religious and secular left that can promote moreprogressive readings of the text
* Concludes by offering a "political myth" from the Bible thatcondemns oppression, imagines a better society and celebrates thebiblical themes of opposition and chaos.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boer, Roland

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface.
Introduction.
1. The New Secularism.
2. The Worldly Left: Towards a Politics of Alliance.
3. Bad Conscience: Battles Over the Bible.
4. (Ab)using the Text: Conflicts in Politics and Science.
5. Making All Things New: The Revolutionary Legacy of theBible.
6. Rescuing the Bible.
Conclusion.
Notes.
References.
Index of Subjects.
Index of Biblical References

Über Autor(innen)

Roland Boer is Reader in the Centre for Comparative Literature and Cultural Studies at Monash University in Australia. He has written seven books on biblical, political and philosophical subjects.