The lost art of scripture : rescuing the sacred texts /

Today the Quran is used by some to justify war and acts of terrorism, the Torah to deny Palestinians the right to live in the Land of Israel, and the Bible to condemn homosexuality and contraception. The significance of Scripture--the holy texts at the centre of all religious traditions--may not be...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Armstrong, Karen
Format: Printed Book
Language:English
Published: UK : Penguin Random House, 2019.
Subjects:
Sacred books > History and criticism.
Religion and culture.
Religions.
Sacred books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Table of Contents:
  • Cosmos and society
  • Israel: remembering in order to belong
  • India: sound and silence
  • China: rites first, spirits second
  • Mythos
  • New story; new self
  • Empathy
  • Unknowing
  • Canon
  • Midrash
  • Embodiment
  • Recitation and Intentio
  • Ineffability
  • Logos
  • Sola Scriptura
  • Sola Ratio
  • Post-Scripture.

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