Shaped by the Bible (Faithful Congregations)

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Summary: Vintage Willimon
Review: This book offers a readable summary of the narrative style interpretation of the Scriptures. For those unfamiliar with the works of Willimon / Hauerwas, this book could be a helpful introduction. It presents the Bible as the church's book, not the book of liberal academia or conservative individuals. As the church's book, the Bible has the power to call forth the kind of people it describes in its stories. This book contains a fresh look at scripture interpretation and performance written with laity in mind, but also helpful for clergy.

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Summary: Pathetic
Review: While I don't entirely disagree with all of Willimon's ideas, the arguments he uses to convey them are truly pathetic. He goes on pointless tangents and employs faulty logic. Buy Borg's _The_God_We_Never_Knew_ if you want a much better book.