Religion & Spirituality
What Is the Bible?

What Is the Bible?

New perspectives on the all-time bestselling book

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It may not be the latest release, but the Bible is still read by more people than any other book in the world. What can this over 2 millennia old book teach us about how to live in today's frenetic, modern world? And what can we learn from the great thinkers offering new interpretations of this ancient text? This collection offers refreshing and sometimes surprising new takes on the Bible.

What Is the Bible?

New perspectives on the all-time bestselling book

What Is the Bible?
What Is the Bible?
Rob Bell
How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything
19 min4.0
Shameless
Shameless
Nadia Bolz-Weber
A Sexual Reformation
18 min3.3
The Name of God Is Mercy*
The Name of God Is Mercy*
Pope Francis
Teaser: Pope Francis's appeal for peace and hope
15 min4.6
Madness in Civilization
Madness in Civilization
Andrew Scull
A Cultural History of Insanity, from the Bible to Freud, from the Madhouse to Modern Medicine
22 min4.2
Forward
Forward
David Jeremiah
Discovering God’s Presence and Purpose in Your Tomorrow
21 min4.7
Outgrowing God
Outgrowing God
Richard Dawkins
A Beginner’s Guide
24 min4.1
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry
John Mark Comer
How to Stay Emotionally Healthy and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World
25 min4.4
Didn't See It Coming
Didn't See It Coming
Carey Nieuwhof
Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences
23 min4.2
The Reason for God
The Reason for God
Timothy Keller
Belief in an Age of Skepticism
18 min4.0
A History of God
A History of God
Karen Armstrong
The 4,000-Year Quest of Judaism, Christianity and Islam
27 min4.2

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