Buy a cheap copy of the scandalous gospel of jesus. Mar 02, 2011 in his 1996 best seller, the good book. There is in celtic mythology the notion of thin places in the universe, where the visible and the invisible world come into their closest proximity. He also explains what the bible really says about women, gays and lesbians, and people of color. Reading the bible with mind and heart, published by william morrow and company. Gomes s the good book is organized into three sections, which the author describes as didactic, polemical, and pastoral. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good book. Peter gomes was a distinguished harvard academic and theologian, a black man, a homosexual and a republican. Jul 16, 2015 peter john gomes was born in boston, massachusetts, on may 22, 1942, to a cape verdean father and a devoted mother and musician. With compassion, humor, and insight, he gives readers the tools and understanding they need to make the ancient wisdom of the bible a dynamic part of their modern lives. Reading the bible with mind and heart gomes, peter j on. In this groundbreaking book, peter gomes shows how to read the bibleand what it says about the topics that concern us all, including joy suffering, evil, and goodness.
The author of the new york times bestseller the good book champions the recovery of the western moral tradition. In the good book, peter gomes, pastor of harvard universitys memorial. Dec 18, 2007 peter gomes preaches the scandalous gospel in his new book, the scandalous gospel of jesus, harvard minister and professor peter gomes asks christians to focus on jesus teachings rather. The good book reading the bible with mind and heart by peter j. In his own words, the theme of this book is the risk and the joy of the bible. Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and church groups. Gomes, minister in the memorial church at harvard since 1974 and also plummer professor of christian morals at the college, reveals that johann sebastian bach used to write at the top of the first page of every new composition the latin words soli deo gloria. Gomess the good book is organized into three sections, which the author describes as didactic, polemical, and pastoral. Gomes has been minister of harvard universitys memorial church since 1974, when he was appointed pusey minister of the church, and serves as plummer professor of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Download the fullsize images jesus and the very big surprise. Gomes ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. Jan 31, 2012 peter gomes recent death put him in the news and made many newly aware of his life and legacy as a preacher, teacher, and public christian.
That, however, does not mean that the book is not worth reading. Jul 22, 2019 in this groundbreaking book, the man time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in america provides answers to these questions and shows what the bible says about topics that concern lis all, including joy, suffering, evil, and goodness. Peter buttigieg and his notre dameharvard faith duration. Peter gomes, pastor of harvard universitys memorial church and a professor of theology, has written a vivid, common sense and wise analysis of what the bible means for us today. Peter j gomes the good book is a brilliant and inspiring look at the bible today from the preacher to harvard university, a man time magazine called one of the seven best preachers in america. The bible and the social and moral consequences that derive from its interpretation are all too important to be left in the hands of the pious or the expert. Many years ago when i began my service as minister in harvards.
Now comes the good book by peter gomes, minister of the memorial church at harvard university. Gomes wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Minister at harvard university peter gomes provides an inclusive interpretation of the bible in his book, the good book. Gomes begins by distinguishing between the plausible lies that our culture tells us about the good life. Gomess most popular book is narrative of the life of frederick douglass. The bible and the social and moral consequences that derive from its interpretation are all too important to be left in. His delightful sermons and conversations are well remembered by anyone who visited and his work the good book is a baggage free, bad memory free, rediscovery of the bible.
Reading the bible with mind and heart can best be described as a theologically liberal defense of the bible. Gomes has 24 books on goodreads with 14388 ratings. A new york times bestselling author, gomes will be remembered as the person who put the bibles teachings within reach of an intelligent, progressive secular audience with his widely acclaimed book, the good book. How the church domesticated jesuswith his unique blend of eloquence and insight, the esteemed harvard minister peter j. Gomes is a baptist clergyman who preaches for harvard universitys memorial church, and who also teaches at the university in cambridge, massachusetts. Distilling 30 years of observation and insight as a minister at harvard university, peter j. He addresses those who sense that they lack knowledge about the. Gomes urged believers to grasp the spirit, not the letter, of scriptural passages that he said had been. Read good book discovering the bibles place in our liv by peter j gomes available from rakuten kobo. Discovering the bibles place in our liv kindle edition by peter j. Gomes s most popular book is narrative of the life of frederick douglass. It is a welcome, though sometimes uneven, addition to the debate over the bibles relevance. His book reflects the kind of week in, week out wrestling with scripture most preachers experience.
Gomes has been minister of harvard universitys memorial church since 1974, when he was appointed pusey minister of the church, and serves as. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Reading the bible with mind and heart can best be described as a theologically liberal defense of the. The author of the new york times bestseller the good book. The really good book is the bible and the second one is the one i wrote about the bible. The book examines the bibles meaning for people today.
Gomes has been endowed with a truly distinctive voice and delivery which enhance each and every point he wishes to make. Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and. I have spent the last two years reading dozens of books on the bible and the bible itself and can say that peter gomess the good book was the. Peter john gomes may 22, 1942 february 28, 2011 was an american preacher and theologian, the plummer professor of christian morals at harvard divinity school and pusey minister at harvards memorial church in the words of harvards president one of the great preachers of our generation, and a living symbol of courage and conviction. Gomes offers this timely and comforting guide to focusing our minds and hearts on higher things. Unfortunately, his written prose is somewhat pedestrian in comparison.
Gomes, minister in the memorial church at harvard since 1974 and also plummer professor of christian morals at the college, reveals that johann. He grew up in plymouth, where he attended the public schools, was ordained a minister at the first baptist church, served as president of the pilgrim society, and maintained a residence not far from where he is buried. Reading the bible with mind and heart well, there are two of them. The cleric professor has created a maelstrom of controversy recently with the publication of the good book. The son of a cape verdean father and a bostonian mother, gomes graduated.