The Book of the People
How to Read the Bible
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2016
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Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84887-961-4 (ISBN)
Atlantic Books (Verlag)
978-1-84887-961-4 (ISBN)
From one of our leading social and cultural historians comes a dazzling and original exploration of how, and why, we should still be reading the Bible, even if we no longer believe.
In The Book of the People A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship with the Bible over a lifetime of writing, Wilson argues that it remains relevant even in a largely secular society, as a philosophical work, a work of literature and a cultural touchstone that the western world has answered to for nearly two thousand years.
He challenges the way fundamentalists - whether believers or non-believers - have misused the Bible, either by neglecting and failing to recognize its cultural significance, or by using it as a weapon against those with whom they disagree. Erudite, witty and accessible, The Book of the People seeks to reclaim the Good Book as our seminal work of literature, and a book for the imagination.
In The Book of the People A. N. Wilson explores how readers and thinkers have approached the Bible, and how it might be read today. Charting his own relationship with the Bible over a lifetime of writing, Wilson argues that it remains relevant even in a largely secular society, as a philosophical work, a work of literature and a cultural touchstone that the western world has answered to for nearly two thousand years.
He challenges the way fundamentalists - whether believers or non-believers - have misused the Bible, either by neglecting and failing to recognize its cultural significance, or by using it as a weapon against those with whom they disagree. Erudite, witty and accessible, The Book of the People seeks to reclaim the Good Book as our seminal work of literature, and a book for the imagination.
A. N. Wilson grew up in Staffordshire and was educated at Rugby and New College, Oxford. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he holds a prominent position in the world of literature and journalism. He is a prolific and award-winning biographer and celebrated novelist. He lives in North London.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 12.02.2016 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 130 x 200 mm |
| Gewicht | 216 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Geschichtstheorie / Historik |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Schlagworte | Bibellesen |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84887-961-X / 184887961X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84887-961-4 / 9781848879614 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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