koalamom1 Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Hi guys I am new here and recenelty learned about this site..I am lookign for books, not bibles but commentary on them that points in a progressive direction ( ie. many ways to heaven) I guess the opposite of one true church theory anita a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherRog Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 For good progressive general backgrounds on the Bible, consider: The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind & Heart, Peter Gomes Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, John Spong For a more academic (not necessarily overtly progressive, but certainly not conservative) set of commentaries re: the books of the Bible see either 1) The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary (1 book survey) or 2) The New Interpreter's Bible Commentary 12 book series Go to www.amazon.com to read reviews Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherRog Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 See also some of the books mentioned in the Progressive Christian Resources thread in the General Resources area of this bulletin board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Head Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 (edited) The world can certainly use a progressive study Bible, but I don't think there is one yet. The best historical-critical Bible commentary, IMHO, is actually the one the Roman Catholics use--the New Jerome Biblical Commentary. It goes into source criticism, myths that influenced Judeo-Christian traditions, etc., and is just generally a lot more objective than you might expect a denominational commentary to be. Highest recommendation. The Oxford Annotated NRSV is also nice, but doesn't go into the same level of detail. A good inclusivist commentary on Christ's central teachings can be found in The Sermon on the Mount According to Vedanta by Swami Prabhavananda. Cheers, TH Edited November 8, 2004 by Tom Head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soma Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 "Evolution of Consciousness" is a book that explaings how we are all connedted. It shows how Christ consciousness is all inclusive and not exclusive in the way it is presented by fundamentalist. It brings a spiritual consciousness raising to Christians who have been turned off by preaching. The site is http://thinkunity.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredP Posted September 8, 2005 Share Posted September 8, 2005 "Evolution of Consciousness" is a book that explaings how we are all connedted. Is there any other book you've possibly read, soma? Sorry, don't mean that in a bad way, just couldn't resist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soma Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 It is the only book I have published at this time so I have read it so many times it feels like the only book I have read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenPartyVoter Posted December 17, 2005 Share Posted December 17, 2005 Hi guys I am new here and recenelty learned about this site..I am lookign for books, not bibles but commentary on them that points in a progressive direction ( ie. many ways to heaven) I guess the opposite of one true church theory anita a <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Try some of these titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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