| Contents |
The Savage Text; Contents; Acknowledgments; Part I What Is "The Savage Text"?; 1 The "Savage Text"?; 2 "Vile Affections": The Bible and Homosexuality; Part Ii The Savage Text at Work; 3 "Cursed Be Canaan!": The Bible, Racism, and Slavery; 4 "The Great Day of Wrath": The Bible 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 Iii Beyond the Text: Faith in the Triune God; 7 Faith in the Book or Faith in God?; 8 On Not Being a "People of the Book"; Conclusion; Glossary; Notes; Bibliography. |
| Contents |
Index of Scriptural Citations; General Index. |
| Abstract |
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. |
| Source of description | Print version record. |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Thatcher, Adrian. Savage Text : The Use and Abuse of the Bible. Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ℗♭2009 9781405170178 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9781405170161 |
| ISBN | 1405170166 |
