The Savage Text The Use and Abuse of the Bible

by Thatcher, Adrian

• ISBN13: 9781405170161
• ISBN10: 1405170166
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-10-20
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Misuse of the Bible has made hatred holy. In this provocative book, Adrian Thatcher argues that debates on sexuality currently raging through the churches are the latest outbreak in a long line of savage interpretations of the Bible. Fascinating reading for anyone concerned about the future of Christianity. A provocative book claiming that debates on sexuality currently raging through the churches are the latest outbreak in a long line of savage interpretations of the Bible Argues that the Bible has been abused to convert the "good news" which it brings to the world, into one which has been used to discriminate against many groups, including children, women, Jews, people of color, slaves, heretics, and homosexuals Asks how Christians have been able to conduct, in public and on a global scale, an argument that has exposed so much prejudice, fear and hatred Offers an alternative, faithful and peaceable reading of the Bible, drawing on numerous examples throughout Breaks new ground in debates about sexual ethics and biblical interpretation

Author Biography

Adrian Thatcher is Professorial Research Fellow in Applied Theology at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of numerous books, including: Theology and Families (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007); The Guide to Christian Marriage and to Getting Married in Church (2003); Living Together and Christian Ethics (2002); Celebrating Christian Marriage (ed., 2001); Marriage after Modernity: Christian Marriage in Postmodern Times (1999); People of Passion (with Elizabeth Stuart, 1997); Liberating Sex: A Christian Sexual Theology (1993); and Truly a Person, Truly God (1990).

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

What Is ""The Savage Text""?

The ""Savage Text""?

The Bible as an Idol?

The Manifesto of ""The Savage Text""

The Argument of the Book

""Vile Affections"": The Bible and Homosexuality

Morality or Ideology?

A Guidebook for Sexual Behavior?

A Man Needs a Woman?

When is Exegesis Homophobic?

The Savage Text at Work

""Cursed by Canaan!"": The Bible, Racism, and Slavery

The Bible and Racism

The Bible and Slavery

Reading the Bible after Slavery

""The Great Day of Wrath"": The Bibl

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