Table of Contents

Introduction Neil Messer and Angus Paddison
Part I - Reading the Bible in Modernity: The Authority of the Bible in an Age of Science and History
The Bible in Modernity David Fergusson
Science and the Bible Adam and his "Fall" as a Case Study Richard Bell
History and the Bible The Bible, The Means of Life, and the Historical Imagination Ellen Davis
Part II - The Bible as a Formative Text: Reading the Bible in the Church and Community
John Ruskin and the Bible Zoë Bennett
Community, Imagination and the Bible Ben Quash
Part III - Reading the Bible in Public
Reading the Bible Amidst the World Faiths Gavin D'Costa
The Bible and Public Theology Andrew Bradstock
The Bible: What Kind of Authority? Angus Paddison and Neil Messer

Promotional Information

This book brings ethical, political, historical, and theological questions into contact with the Bible as a living, authoritative text.

About the Author

Neil Messer is Reader in Theology and Head of the Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Winchester, UK. He is the author of Respecting Life: Theology and Bioethics, Selfish Genes and Christian Ethics: Theological and Ethical Reflections on Evolutionary Biology, and Study Guide to Christian Ethics.

Angus Paddison is Senior Lecturer in Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Winchester, UK.

Reviews

This is a very useful little reflection on theological ethics. Altogether a worthwhile volume, showing encouraging
and careful reflection.
*Journal of Theological Studies*

These essays will prove beneficial for those interested in the implications of reading strategies of the Bible for modern cultures and communities. Furthermore, the printed volume will function as a proxy for those unable to be in attendance during the original conference.
*The Expository Times*