Biblical authority or biblical tyranny?: Scripture and the Christian pilgrimage - Softcover

Countryman, Louis William

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9780800616304: Biblical authority or biblical tyranny?: Scripture and the Christian pilgrimage

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ISBN 10: 0800616308 ISBN 13: 9780800616304

Publisher: Fortress Press, 1981

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This revised edition of Countryman's study of biblical authority is an excellent resource for adult forums or Bible study groups who are interested in a six-week course on exploring the authority and purpose of the Bible. Especially useful for those struggling with questions of fundamentalism. Countryman argues that the real authority of the Bible lies in its power to transform and convert.

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About the Author:

L. William Countryman is Sherman E. Johnson Professor in Biblical Studies at the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, California. He is a popular speaker, and the author of many books including Gifted by Otherness, Living on the Border of the Holy, Forgiven and Forgiving, and Love Human and Divine, all available from Morehouse Publishing.

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"Countryman's presentation of biblical authority, inerrancy, and inspiration is both innovative and illuminating." —Pro Ecclesia (Proc Ecclesia Pro Ecclesia)

"Countryman's presentation of biblical authority, inerrancy, and inspiration is both innovative and illuminating." —Pro Ecclesia (Sanford Lakoff Pro Ecclesia)

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