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Spotlight: The Bible – The Most Influential Book in Western Culture

POSTED July 24, 2024 IN
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Whether or not you read the Bible, whether or not you consider yourself religious, you are affected by the Bible’s influence on society. For this reason, it may be very interesting to discover just what the Bible says and what it doesn’t say. The Spotlight programs this week highlight the stories that have been influencing Western culture through millennia. These dialogues feature scholars who have studied the texts and are presenting cogent, relevant, and inspiring views of this “word of God.” Increasingly, theological positions are at the heart of contemporary American political debate. It behooves us to have a broad understanding of the Bible. This understanding is relevant to us, whether or not we are religious.


Billl MoyersGenesis: A New View
with Bill Moyers

Program #2592
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Here Moyers discusses some of the controversies surrounding Genesis, the first book of the Bible, which, he points out, contains some of the most powerful stories in Western civilization. He says, “Stories are the way we organize our response to the world…Listening to others, and having them listen to you, is a way to grow your own faith.” Read more »


Charlotte GordonThe Foremothers Of Judaism, Islam, And Christianity
with Charlotte Gordon, Ph.D.

Program #3329
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The war in Iraq has been called a war between the sons of Sarah and the sons of Hagar, the two wives of Abraham. Biblical scholar Charlotte Gordon has examined the story of these women in all its complexity, unraveling key elements that were lost in translations of the Old Testament. Her premise gives us hope for harmony and reconciliation between Muslims and Jews. Read more »


The Original Wisdom Of Jesus As Spoken In His Native Aramaic
with Neil Douglas-Klotz, Ph.D.

Program #3775
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This deep dialogue enlivens the works and words of Jesus to higher levels of inspiration and understanding so needed in these threshold times. Klotz helps us to see the moving nature and luminosity of the teachings of Jesus that are present within us, within our very breath, every day through the Aramaic translations. Read more »


John Shelby Spong2Seeing The Bible Anew
with Bishop John Shelby Spong

Program #3098
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Increasingly, theological positions on war, women, and discrimination against homosexuals are at the heart of contemporary American political debate. At the center of these controversies is the Bible. Based on a cultural and historical context of the Bible, Spong gives us a worldview that promotes respect and love for each other, our planet and all of life. Read more »


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