{"product_id":"9781405170161","title":"The Savage Text The Use and Abuse of the Bible","description":"\u003ch3\u003eWiley-Blackwell Manifestos\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eThe Savage Text\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Use and Abuse of the Bible\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAdrian Thatcher\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eReligion \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMisuse 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.  \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eArgues that the Bible has been abused to convert the “good news” which it brings to the world, into one which has been used to discriminate against many groups, including children, women, Jews, people of color, slaves, heretics, and homosexuals\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAsks how Christians have been able to conduct, in public and on a global scale, an argument that has exposed so much prejudice, fear and hatred\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers an alternative, faithful and peaceable reading of the Bible, drawing on numerous examples throughout\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBreaks new ground in debates about sexual ethics and biblical interpretation\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdrian Thatcher\u003c\/b\u003e??is Professorial Research Fellow in Applied Theology at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author of numerous books, including:??\u003ci\u003eTheology and Families\u003c\/i\u003e??(Wiley-Blackwell, 2007);??\u003ci\u003eThe Guide to Christian Marriage and to Getting Married in Church\u003c\/i\u003e??(2003);??\u003ci\u003eLiving Together and Christian Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e??(2002);??\u003ci\u003eCelebrating Christian Marriage\u003c\/i\u003e??(ed., 2001);??\u003ci\u003eMarriage after Modernity: Christian Marriage in Postmodern Times\u003c\/i\u003e??(1999);??\u003ci\u003ePeople of Passion\u003c\/i\u003e??(with Elizabeth Stuart, 1997);??\u003ci\u003eLiberating Sex: A Christian Sexual Theology\u003c\/i\u003e??(1993); and??\u003ci\u003eTruly a Person, Truly Go\u003c\/i\u003ed??(1990). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27 October 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405170161\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e240\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e12.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315381530764,"sku":"9781405170161","price":41.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405170161_459c235a-15b9-44a3-a825-1da2fbd473ed.jpg?v=1780112900","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405170161","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}