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Author:   Frances Flannery (James Madison University, USA) ,  Rodney A. Werline (Barton College, USA)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   T.& T.Clark Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.409kg
ISBN:  

9780567666611

ISBN 10:   0567666611
Pages:   208
Publication Date:   22 September 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

"Preface Acknowledgements Introduction: The Bible and Political Debate: What Does it Really Say? – Frances Flannery, James Madison University, U.S.A. and Rodney Werline, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.A. Part I: The Bible in Contemporary Political Debate 1. The Bible and Family Values (Marriage is Between One Man and One Woman) – Andrew Klumpp and Jack Levison, Southern Methodist University 2. Diasporas ""R"" Us: Attitudes Toward Immigrants in the Bible – Hector Avalos 3. Ending a Life that Has Not Begun – Abortion in the Bible, Bert Jan Lietaert Peerbolte, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands 4. Senators, Snowballs, and Scripture: The Bible and Climate Change – Frances Flannery, James Madison University, U.S.A. 5. Work, Poverty and Welfare, Rodney A. Werline, Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina, U.S.A. 6. Culture Wars, the Bible, and Homosexuality – Jonathan L. Jackson 7. The Bible and Divine Sanctioning of Governments – Colleen Shantz, University of Toronto, Canada 8. Teaching Evolution vs Creationism – Daniel K. Falk, Pennsylvania State University, USA Part II: The Bible in Historical Political Debate 9. Tracing the Use of the Bible in Colonial Land Claims in North America – Judith H. Newman, University of Toronto, Canada 10. The Bible, Slavery, and Political Debate – Emerson B. Powery, Messiah College, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 11. Women, the Bible, and the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution – Christopher Rollston, George Washington University, U.S.A. Part III: Concluding Thoughts 12. What is the Bible? – Kelley N. Coblentz Bautch 13. Compromise as a Biblical Value – John Kutsko, Executive Director of the Society of Biblical Literature, U.S.A."

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Modern American politicians often refer to Scripture in speeches and in support of policy, and they are rarely fact-checked by the experts. In this accessible, vibrant collection of essays, nonpartisan Biblical scholars of many creeds, including nonbelievers, examine what the Bible really says about family values, women's rights, homosexuality, abortion and even how to deal with man-caused climate change, and present some surprising answers to the vital question of how and whether the Bible can be the basis of the secular nation's public policy. Nina Burleigh, National Politics Correspondent, Newsweek Magazine The essays in this book confront head on without apology the complicated and thorny relationship that Americans have with the Bible from the first colonizers who saw themselves as the 'city on the hill' to the First Amendment and the establishment of a 'wall of separation' between church and state. It sets up for us a series of difficult questions. How could both slavers and abolitionists use the Bible to bolster their positions? How could the Bible be used to justify keeping women from the vote as well as supporting their bid to vote? How have people of opposite opinions used the Bible to argue that God is on their side? A powerful book that puts us at the center of the storm. April DeConick, Rice University, USA This fine book colors in what others have only sketched out - the Bible's constant presence beside and impact on the American experience. It is an insightful look at how the politics of the past are not so different from the politics of now, especially when viewed through the lens of the Bible. Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service This book is for readers of any faith or no faith who have ever heard politicians, pundits, or prophets justify their positions with appeals to scripture and wondered, 'Does the Bible really say that?' Here, Biblical scholars go about exploring that question in ways that are illuminating, surprising and provocative. Their essays combine top-notch research and much needed candor with sensitivity and wit. Mark Chancey, Southern Methodist University, USA

The essays in this book confront head on without apology the complicated and thorny relationship that Americans have with the Bible from the first colonizers who saw themselves as the 'city on the hill' to the First Amendment and the establishment of a 'wall of separation' between church and state. It sets up for us a series of difficult questions. How could both slavers and abolitionists use the Bible to bolster their positions? How could the Bible be used to justify keeping women from the vote as well as supporting their bid to vote? How have people of opposite opinions used the Bible to argue that God is on their side? A powerful book that puts us at the center of the storm. April DeConick, Rice University, USA Modern American politicians often refer to Scripture in speeches and in support of policy, and they are rarely fact-checked by the experts. In this accessible, vibrant collection of essays, nonpartisan Biblical scholars of many creeds, including nonbelievers, examine what the Bible really says about family values, women's rights, homosexuality, abortion and even how to deal with man-caused climate change, and present some surprising answers to the vital question of how and whether the Bible can be the basis of the secular nation's public policy. Nina Burleigh, National Politics Correspondent, Newsweek Magazine This fine book colors in what others have only sketched out - the Bible's constant presence beside and impact on the American experience. It is an insightful look at how the politics of the past are not so different from the politics of now, especially when viewed through the lens of the Bible. Kimberly Winston, Religion News Service This book is for readers of any faith or no faith who have eber heard politicians, pundits, or prophets justify their positions with appeals to scripture and wondered, 'Does the Bible really say that?' Here, Biblical scholars go about exploring that question in ways that are illuminating, surprising and provocative. Their essays combine top-notch research and much needed candor with sensitivity and wit. Mark Chancey, Southern Methodist University, USA

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Frances Flannery is Director at the Center for the Interdisciplinary Study of Terrorism and Peace, and Professor of Religion at James Madison University, USA. Rodney A. Werline is Professor of Religious Studies, Leman and Marie Barnhill Endowed Chair in Religious Studies, and Director, Barton College Center for Religious Studies at Barton College, USA.

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