{"product_id":"9781405170208","title":"Rescuing the Bible","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRescuing the Bible\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBoer, Roland\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat 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. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePowerfully argues that the Bible needs to be rescued from its abuse by the religious and political right\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the history of revolutionary readings of the Bible, from Gerrard Winstanley to the present\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUrges 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\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConcludes by offering a \"political myth\" from the Bible that condemns oppression, imagines a better society and celebrates the biblical themes of opposition and chaos.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Wiley-Blackwell\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2007-11-19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e ISBN-10: 9781405170208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781405170208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 231.10cm x154.90cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 192\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315547107468,"sku":"9781405170208","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405170208_7c2f99b4-6ed0-4cf2-ae3c-bcead2bea09d.jpg?v=1755314278","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405170208","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}