| Reading the Bible in an Age of Crisis: Political Exegesis for a New Day Contributor(s): Worthington, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 1451482868 ISBN-13: 9781451482867 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $44.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Biblical Studies - Exegesis & Hermeneutics - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Physical Information: 0.68" H x 6.03" W x 8.95" (1.35 lbs) 363 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: We live in an age in which economic, ecological, and political crises are not the exception, but the rule. The Cold War polarities that shaped an earlier political exegesis have been replaced; increasingly, crisis is the engine of a global turbo-capitalism. Here, biblical scholars and activists describe and exemplify the shape of a biblical interpretation that takes contemporary crisis seriously. Succinct opening essays summarize the salient aspects of our critical situation; in later parts, contributions address themes of economic, political, and environmental crisis in dialogue with biblical texts. |