Inspired by Rachel Held Evans

Inspired

by Rachel Held Evans

One Woman's Journey Back to Loving the Bible

If the Bible isn't a science book or an instruction manual, then what is it? What do people mean when they say the Bible is inspired? When Rachel Held Evans found herself asking these questions, she began a quest to better understand what the Bible is and how it is meant to be read. What she discovered changed her-and it will change you too.

Drawing on the best in recent scholarship and using her well-honed literary expertise, Evans examines some of our favorite Bible stories and possible interpretations, retelling them through memoir, original poetry, short stories, soliloquies, and even a short screenplay. Undaunted by the Bible's most difficult passages, Evans wrestles through the process of doubting, imagining, and debating Scripture's mysteries. The Bible, she discovers, is not a static work but is a living, breathing, captivating, and confounding book that is able to equip us to join God's loving and redemptive work in the world.

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As expected, RHE once again *gets* it - healthy skepticism, not being satisfied with simplistic answers, seeing through platitudes. The way INSPIRED looks at the Bible from various literary angles makes it all the richer. And I was struck by the way Bible passages meant to be read as voices of resistance and liberation have been twisted by modern evangelicals to instill fear, manipulate, and control others. Really appreciated this book.

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