{"product_id":"the-savage-text-adrian-thatcher-9781405170178","title":"The Savage Text: The Use and Abuse of the Bible","description":"Misuse 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adrian Thatcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1405170174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781405170178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wiley-Blackwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Adrian Thatcher","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065536327935,"sku":"9781405170178","price":94.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c7a596f8-5faa-440f-bf3a-584db2a442a3.jpg?v=1768675611","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-savage-text-adrian-thatcher-9781405170178","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}