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The Progressives' Bible

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Fortress Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 2.1 cm

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For progressive Christians seeking social justice insights

Addresses misinterpretations of the Bible by conservatives

You will find inspiration for advocating change and equality

The Progressives' Bible showcases how faith fuels social justice movements.

While conservative groups have often appealed to the Bible to support their positions, so too have many progressive voices rooted in the Bible, seeing their struggles in its narratives and characters, and drawing on its verses to prove the truth of their arguments. Abolitionism countered pro-slavery arguments with copious biblical material. Women's rights advocates strongly disagreed with one another about whether the Bible was good news for their cause, but some argued that it was. Temperance, a broadly inclusive reform movement in the nineteenth century, employed arguments that reflected a critical, non-literalist stance to the text. Civil rights speakers identified with biblical figures and struggles, infusing their rhetoric with familiar verses. The Progressives' Bible foregrounds women, especially women of color, like Maria Stewart, Septima Clark, and Fannie Lou Hamer, while also considering the works of crucial figures like Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King, Jr. A final chapter describes contemporary social justice movements that draw strength from biblical and religious traditions, from Jewish, Catholic, and Protestant perspectives.
The Progressives' Bible and Pauline Conversations In Context
Pauline Conversations In ContextThe Progressives' Bible

  • Title

    The Progressives' Bible

  • Author

    Claudia Setzer

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Fortress Press

  • Published

    May 2024

  • Weight

    318g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 2.1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781506497082

  • ISBN-10

    150649708X

  • Eden Code

    6491530

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