At least, he seems like that based on this faithful, intelligent, and funny book about the Bible. For the Bible Tells Me So Directed by Daniel Karslake An important and edifying documentary that can convince many to open their hearts and their minds to support gay and lesbian equality. Special DVD features include: new interviews with Bishop Gene Robinson and Director Daniel Karslake, File Notes, a Photo Gallery, and Filmaker Biographies. And following the suicide of her daughter Ana, Mary Lou Wallner becomes an outspoken opponent of homophobia. Refresh and try again. Some quotes to either ups. I would have liked more explanation of what he meant by that. They point to nine scripture passages, including those in Leviticus 18 and 20, as proof that the Bible condemns as unnatural and deviant behavior same-sex relationships. I am fully open to the idea that he may treat this subject with more. At the same time I feel compelled to warn you, to quote Rachel Held Evans in her review , "it is not for the faint of heart." A good farmer knows that you shouldn't plant the same kind of crop in the same field season after season. But the beauty of her fulfilled prophecies are mere storied makeup on Jesus' divine status. Instead of writing a screed, I'm going to highlight both positive and negative aspects. His story reveals the vehemence of many conservative Christians who refuse to accept this holy and affirming event. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published Five out of five stars for the very reason that this book allowed me to question without fear. 2007 Sundance Film Festival NOMINEE, GRAND JURY PRIZE I am uncomfortable with the worship of the Bible rather than God that tends to crop up in some Christian teaching. Your search is over. I think the transmission dropped out of my brain. An important and edifying documentary that can convince many to open their hearts and their minds to support gay and lesbian equality. Peter Enns is Abram S. Clemens Professor of Biblical Studies at Eastern University, St. Davids, Pennsylvania. Biblical literalism is a fairly recent phenomenon. Which really is too bad, because he seems like a really faithful, intelligent, and funny guy. Enns is a frequent contributor to journals and encyclopedias and is the author of several books, including, “Sweating bullets to line up the Bible with our exhausting expectations, to make the Bible something it’s not meant to be, isn’t a pious act of faith, even if it looks that way on the surface. Probably to their chagrin, I ended up loving the experience of reading this more than most other books I've read about the Bible (and I've read quite a few). I am fully open to the idea that he may treat this subject with more nuance in other writings. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. Peter Enns is certainly no stranger to controversy. Reflectively, the film “The Bible Tells Me So” seems to suggest that homosexuality is based out of choice. For the Bible Tells Me So is a 2007 American documentary film directed by Daniel G. Karslake about homosexuality and its perceived conflict with Christianity, as well as various interpretations of what the Bible says about same-sex sexuality. It presents the tolerant and loving point of view of open-minded Christians, a group that doesn't get a lot of press and so some people think they don't exist. "(86) This seems to imply that people can read the Bible as they wish and interpret it according to their own reason, which seems like humanism to me. Spirituality & Practice. Five out of five stars for the very reason that this book allowed me to question without fear. (And yes, I feel a bit like Jack Nicholson in that best known scene from "A Few Good Men".) Also that we do live in different times and have different perspectives (certainly have different level of scientific knowledge). I went into it aware that he is an OT scholar, having written commentaries and other academic works. Eventually, he winds up in the New Testament giving examples of how Jesus himself interpreted scripture in his day … the Jewish way, which emphasized creative engagement with the scriptures. I've very rarely heard any preacher even refer to how the NT writers often take OT passages completely out of context to pr. Much of what Enns says I could agree with--I don't have any problem with the idea that Chronicles and Kings were written with different motives and intended audiences--so I had a hard time understanding his straw man argument about people who want a "well-behaved Bib. I keep bouncing back and forth between three and four stars. I just read this, but I feel like I need to read it again for everything to sink in. One of the many ways to support lesbian and gay equality is to take a group to see and discuss this documentary. It includes lengthy interview segments with several sets of religious parents (including former House Majority Leader Dick Gephardt and his wife, Jane, and the parents of Bishop V. Gene Robinson) regarding their personal experiences raising homosexual children, and also interviews with those (adult) children. By far the most moving section of this soulful and edifying documentary comes with the four portraits of families with gay or lesbian children. Peter Enns explains this in a way the average Joe can understand. Daniel Karslake has done us all a great moral service by creating For the Bible Tells Me So. The battle lines are drawn, and Christianity in America is in the midst of important discussions and debate over the meaning of God, faith, sexuality, the ordination of gay clergy, and same-sex marriages. I never really had a safe place to verbalize this until recently, and then I found this book, which was a great delight to read. Hell no. Delving into values of the religious right and the accompanying homophobia, "For the Bible Tells Me So" focuses on how conservative Christians' interpretation of the Bible is … With Imogene Robinson, Victor Robinson, Gene Robinson, Isabella 'Boo' McDaniel. His reply is that the Bible does not contain the answers to the questions, but rather is designed to get us to start asking the right questions. A snarky and ultimately unconvincing defense of a liberal reading of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. Directed by Daniel G. Karslake. Copyright © 2006 - 2020 by CIStems, Inc., d.b.a. The virulent and widespread hated of homosexuals within the Christian community is the most divisive and lamentable thing imaginable for a religion based on the inclusive approach of Jesus and the compassion of God. September 9th 2014 The Bible Tells Me So was a frustrating read for me. One example of their teaching: Just above the Leviticus text in which Moses says that a man being with a man as with a woman is an abomination, Moses also says it is an abomination to eat shrimp or rabbit. ), *especially* their willingness to reinterpret the (now) OT in light of Jesus Himself. The class was focused on what it means to interact with those we might dislike extremely, to put it mildly; in Jonah’s case, the Ninevites—practically the worst enemies of Israel (God’s chosen people, if you’re unfamiliar). I didn't expect to like this book as much as I did (and I nearly docked a star for Enns' relentless colloquial tone), but I found it an enlightening & delightful read. The last parents in the documentary are totally transformed into activists by their children. Former U.S. Representative Dick Gephardt and is wife Jane are very supportive of their daughter Chrissy, who made national headlines around the country with her forthright statements about her lesbianism. We thank the Lord that we are truly “awesomely and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:14) $9.95 Informed by such respected voices as Bishop Desmond Tutu, Harvard's Peter Gomes, Orthodox Rabbi Steve Greenberg and Reverend Jimmy Creech, FOR THE BIBLE TELLS ME SO offers healing, clarity and understanding to anyone caught in the crosshairs of scripture and sexual identity. It's full of unhelpful and mean-spirited jabs, overflowing with logical fallacies and false dichotomies. We can be encouraged and stand firm on the truth in the Bible that God loves us, that God cares for us, and that God definitely formed us without mistake to be exactly how we should be. Christian traditions, denominations, and congregations provide a group identity. Film Review by Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat It’s actually thinly masked fear of losing control and certainty, a mirror of an inner disquiet, a warning signal that deep down we do not really trust God at all.”, “In the spiritual life, the opposite of fear is not courage, but trust. Instead of writing a screed, I'm going to highlight both positive and negative aspects. Another fascinating and helpful book on how our assumptions about the Bible get us into trouble and cause real problems in our lives and churches. Very accessible for any reader, even for such a weighty topic. I enjoy reading viewpoints that differ from my own, especially when they bring up inconsistencies or difficulties that need to be wrestled with. Welcome back. So much can be learned from”. (To be fair, though, it's not as though Enns is being illogical; t. A lot of factors affect the amount of stars I give each book: readability, the depth of research involved (footnotes/endnotes/bibliography/appendices), logical argumentation (to support the entire thesis), the goal or aim (telos) of the book (plot development), good humor/sarcasm, author's temper, etc... Peter Enns deserves 5 stars for every one of these factors except logical argumentation. A good farmer knows that you shouldn't plant the same kind of crop in the same field season after season. My friend Adam told me recently that he believes our minds are like fields and the books we read are like the crops that a farmer cultivates and later harvests. He loves the bible, cherishes it, values it, like a teenage boy does his date: It makes him feel good. He emphasizes the life of faith over the life of puzzle-solving and total certainty, that the Bible's authority by nature involves and assumes our own wrestling with it. Specifics I appreciated: Enns' discussion of how both Jesus & Paul read the Jewish scriptures in Jewish ways (well, duh! God wants the diversity and the internal debate within Scripture about who God is and what He is like, because more than anything, the debate and the wrestling is what really happened. Similarly, we should rotate the kinds of books we read: biographies, history, fiction, science, heavy theology, fluff (letting the field lie fallow). I came to a point in my slides that referenced the Psalms, basically the prayer journal of the ancient King David and others. This is the most helpful "post-evangelical" book I have encountered so far. Specifically he's critiquing the "Bible-has-all-the-answers" type of approach.
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