SELLING POINTS
Brief reflections on how political engagement is reshaping biblical scholarship in the academy, the church, and public sphere
Addresses issues of difference and disparity along lines of race, culture, gender, and class
Through the Bible has long enjoyed a place of privilege in the American public square, much of the
contemporary discussion centers on the influence of the religious right in national politics and on the principled "separation of church and state." How might other perspectives on the Bible help us to "read the signs of the times" and move beyond the status quo? In The Bible in the Public Square, renowned biblical interpreters reflcet on how biblically informed engagement with political
issues, ancient as well as modern, is reshaping the face of contemporary biblical scholarship and the civil religion. This insightful exploration bridges conventional gaps between university, seminary, church, and civic life.
