9780567666574-0567666573-The Bible in Political Debate: What Does it Really Say?

The Bible in Political Debate: What Does it Really Say?

ISBN-13: 9780567666574
ISBN-10: 0567666573
Author: Frances Flannery, Rodney A. Werline
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: T&T Clark
Format: Paperback 208 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780567666574
ISBN-10: 0567666573
Author: Frances Flannery, Rodney A. Werline
Publication date: 2016
Publisher: T&T Clark
Format: Paperback 208 pages

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The Bible in Political Debate: What Does it Really Say? (ISBN-13: 9780567666574 and ISBN-10: 0567666573), written by authors Frances Flannery, Rodney A. Werline, was published by T&T Clark in 2016. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other Christian Books & Bibles books. You can easily purchase or rent The Bible in Political Debate: What Does it Really Say? (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Christian Books & Bibles books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.31.

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Politicians and pundits regularly invoke the Bible in social and political debates on a host of controversial social and political issues, including: abortion, stem-cell research, gay marriage, the death penalty, separation of church and state, family values, climate change, income distribution, teaching evolution in schools, taxation, school prayer, aid for the poor, and immigration. But is the Bible often used out of context in these major debates?

This book includes essays by fourteen biblical scholars who examine the use of the Bible in political debates, uncovering the original historical contexts and meanings of the biblical verses that are commonly cited. The contributors take a non-confessional approach, rooted in non-partisan scholarship, to show how specific texts have at times been distorted in order to support particular views. At the same time, they show how the Bible can sometimes make for unsettling reading in the modern day. The key questions remain: What does the Bible really say? Should the Bible be used to form public policy?

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