Rescuing the Bible

Roland Boer (Monash University)

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Blackwell Publishing
02 November 2007

Religion & beliefs; Church history

Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos

What is the future for the Bible, one of the most important books in the world? In this manifesto, Roland Boer explores the idea that the Bible is an unruly and uncontrollable text that has been colonized by church, synagogue, and state.

Powerfully argues that the Bible needs to be rescued from its abuse 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 alliance between the religious and secular left that can promote more progressive readings of the text

Concludes by offering a ""political myth"" from the Bible that condemns oppression, imagines a better society and celebrates the biblical themes of opposition and chaos.

By: Roland Boer (Monash University)
Imprint: Blackwell Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 231mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 290g
ISBN: 9781405170208
ISBN 10: 1405170204
Series: Wiley-Blackwell Manifestos
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 02 November 2007
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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 the Bible. 6. Rescuing the Bible. Conclusion. Notes. References. Index of Subjects. Index of Biblical References

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.

Reviews for Rescuing the Bible

This is a welcome addition to Blackwell's new Manifestos series. (Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, June 2009) Rescuing the Bible is deeply thoughtful and provocative, and it deserves to be widely read and discussed by both scholars and layfolk, believers and nonbelievers, on the left and the right. (Biblical Interpretation, April 2010) There is an important focus here on how the bible can be read with an appropriate theological suspicion which will seek to discern how it can become life-giving while not ignoring its oppressive potential. (European Journal of Theology, April 2009)