Introduction ; 1. "Follow me": Anthony and the Rise of Monasticism ; 2. "Upon this Rock": Peter and the Papacy ; 3. "Let him kiss me with the kiss of his mouth": Bernard and the Song of Songs ; 4. "The righteous will live by faith": Luther's Search for a Gracious God ; 5. "Love your enemies": Anabaptists and the Peace Tradition ; 6. "Let my People go": Exodus in the African American Experience ; 7. "Filled with the Holy Spirit": The Roots of Pentecostalism ; 8. "One in Christ Jesus": Women's Ministry and Ordination ; Conclusion
David W. Kling is associate professor in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Miami. He is the author of A Field of Divine Wonders: The New Divinity and Village Revivals in Northwestern Connecticut, 1792-1822 (1993) and co-editor of Jonathan Edwards at Home and Abroad: Historical Memories, Cultural Movements, Global Horizons (2003).
"[David W. Kling] has many good stories to tell, and he tells them
very well. His informative and often entertaining survey
illustrates a fascinating approach to biblical studies and to
history in general."--America
"Always fascinating and entertaining, Kling's account of the Bible
in history is sure to increase your appreciation and understanding
of the Bible's impact in the world."--Singing News
"David Kling has attempted a foolhardy thing--he has tried to
illuminate the ubiquitous presence of the Bible in Western history
by treating only eight specific texts as they have been understood
across the centuries. Remarkably, the book succeeds and succeeds
very well. By attending carefully to multiple, often contradictory
interpretations of Holy Scripture, Kling explains a very great deal
about those who have put the Bible to use. He may explain even
more
about the enduring attraction of Scripture itself." --Mark A. Noll,
author of Americas God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham
Lincoln
"David Kling has written a fascinating and accessible account of
the way in which biblical texts left their mark in the history and
culture of the past. The book focuses on crucial moments in
Christian history from the origin of monasticism to the ordination
of women and on key figures from Bernard of Clairvaux to Martin
Luther. The result is a readable and informative introduction to
the history of biblical interpretation, which both beginning
students and
advanced scholars can read with profit."--David C. Steinmetz, Amos
Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity, The Divinity
School, Duke University
"David Kling's book takes the Bible seriously as the church's book
at the same time as it shows how the church has interpreted the
Bible differently over time. Kling's book will help Christians and
others understand how the church's understanding of the Bible has
both shaped and been shaped by history."--Timothy Weber, President,
Memphis Theological Seminary
"Kling writes so fluently, elegantly, and with such clarity of
purpose that readers who are unfamiliar with church history will
still find most of the detailed arguments accessible. Similarly,
readers who are unfamiliar with scholarly approaches to the Bible
will find this an entrancing survey of how key texts have been
understood differently across time by faithful Christians. Yet the
book is based on such a huge amount of scholarship, marshalled
so
carefully by the author, that theologians, church historians, and
specialists in biblical studies will also frequently find valuable
insights here." --John Sullivan, Liverpool Hope University
"[David W. Kling] has many good stories to tell, and he tells them
very well. His informative and often entertaining survey
illustrates a fascinating approach to biblical studies and to
history in general."--America
"Always fascinating and entertaining, Kling's account of the Bible
in history is sure to increase your appreciation and understanding
of the Bible's impact in the world."--Singing News
"...erudite but jargon-free, smoothly organized and
accessible."--Christian Century
"David Kling has attempted a foolhardy thing--he has tried to
illuminate the ubiquitous presence of the Bible in Western history
by treating only eight specific texts as they have been understood
across the centuries. Remarkably, the book succeeds and succeeds
very well. By attending carefully to multiple, often contradictory
interpretations of Holy Scripture, Kling explains a very great deal
about those who have put the Bible to use. He may explain even
more
about the enduring attraction of Scripture itself." --Mark A. Noll,
author of Americas God: From Jonathan Edwards to Abraham
Lincoln
"David Kling has written a fascinating and accessible account of
the way in which biblical texts left their mark in the history and
culture of the past. The book focuses on crucial moments in
Christian history from the origin of monasticism to the ordination
of women and on key figures from Bernard of Clairvaux to Martin
Luther. The result is a readable and informative introduction to
the history of biblical interpretation, which both beginning
students and
advanced scholars can read with profit."--David C. Steinmetz, Amos
Ragan Kearns Professor of the History of Christianity, The Divinity
School, Duke University
"David Kling's book takes the Bible seriously as the church's book
at the same time as it shows how the church has interpreted the
Bible differently over time. Kling's book will help Christians and
others understand how the church's understanding of the Bible has
both shaped and been shaped by history."--Timothy Weber, President,
Memphis Theological Seminary
"Kling writes so fluently, elegantly, and with such clarity of
purpose that readers who are unfamiliar with church history will
still find most of the detailed arguments accessible. Similarly,
readers who are unfamiliar with scholarly approaches to the Bible
will find this an entrancing survey of how key texts have been
understood differently across time by faithful Christians. Yet the
book is based on such a huge amount of scholarship, marshalled
so
carefully by the author, that theologians, church historians, and
specialists in biblical studies will also frequently find valuable
insights here." --John Sullivan, Liverpool Hope University
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