The Bible Made Impossible
Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture
Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scripture
A world-renowned sociologist argues that evangelical biblicism is impossible and produces unwanted pastoral consequences.
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Short review: This is a challenging book about how Evangelicals misuse scripture. I would not recommend it to everyone (maybe not even most) because it does a much better job at tearing down inappropriate uses of scripture than a showing what it views as proper ways to read scripture. It is a natural follow up to my reading on scripture lately and it has helped clarify much of my thinking. I am concerned about the tone of the first part of the book. It is pretty negative about the way that many Christians misuse scripture. And I think there are some of his complaints that are over stated. But on the whole I agree with him. If you are in seminary or a pastor, I recommend this. If you are a lay person that has not done a lot of thinking or reading about the use and understanding of scripture, this would not be the first book I suggest.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/bible-smith/
