Über den Autor
Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary's Seminary & University in Baltimore. He is the author of 10 books, including the best-selling Reading Paul and Reading Revelation Responsibly (both from Cascade), as well as Cruciformity: Paul's Narrative Spirituality of the Cross and Elements of Biblical Exegesis.
Klappentext
Reading Revelation Responsibly is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, Michael Gorman has given us both a guide to reading Revelation in a responsible way and a theological engagement with the text itself. He takes interpreting the book as a serious and sacred responsibility, believing how one reads, teaches, and preaches Revelation can have a powerful impact on one's own--and other people's--well-being. Gorman pays careful attention to the book's original historical and literary contexts, its connections to the rest ofillegalscripture, its relationship to Christian doctrine and practice, and its potential to help or harm people in their life of faith. Rather than aillegalscript for the end times, Gorman demonstrates how Revelation is aillegalscript for Christian worship, witness, and mission that runs counter to culturally embedded civil religion.
