Publication

2010-10-28 - Cascade Books

Language

English

Word Count

57,500 words, Guess

Page Count

230 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-101606085603
  • ISBN-139781606085608
  • OCLC Control Number688509225
  • Better World Books9781606085608
  • Open LibraryOL32223753M

Classifications

  • LCCBS2825.52 .G67 2011

Description

This book "is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, Michael Gorman has given us both a guide to reading Revelation in a responsible way and a theological engagement with the text itself. He takes interpreting the book as a serious and sacred responsibility, believing how one reads, teaches, and preaches Revelation can have a powerful impact on one's own--and other people's--well-being. Gorman pays careful attention to the book's original historical and literary contexts, its connections to the rest of Scripture, its relationship to Christian doctrine and practice, and its potential to help or harm people in their life of faith. Rather than a script for the end times, Gorman demonstrates how Revelation is a script for Christian worship, witness, and mission that runs counter to culturally embedded civil religion."--From publisher description.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Reading Revelation Responsibly : Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New CreationPaperbackCascade Books2010-10-28

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