{"product_id":"laying-down-the-sword-9780061990724","title":"Laying Down the Sword","description":"Philip Jenkins delivers a fearless examination of the darkand violent verses of the Bible--and a call for us to read them anew in pursuitof a richer, more honest faith. From \"one of America's best scholars ofreligion\" (\u003cem\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/em\u003e), this daring exploration of the Scripture'smost difficult passages forces us to confront and accept the violence that wasas integral to the formulation of Christianity's message as it was for manyother of the world's religions, and shows us how a full understanding of theScripture will allow us to finally move towards a more peaceful, spiritualworld. Readers of Bart Ehrman's \u003cem\u003eGod's Problem\u003c\/em\u003e, John Selby Spong's \u003cem\u003eThe Sins of Scripture\u003c\/em\u003e, andJenkins's own \u003cem\u003eThe Jesus Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as every Christian eager to squarethe recurrent violence of the Scripture with Christianity's enduring message ofpeace, will find these difficult questions explored in full in \u003cem\u003eLaying Downthe Sword\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenkins, Philip:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePhilip Jenkins, the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Lost History of Christianity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eJesus Wars\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Next Christendom\u003c\/em\u003e, is the Distinguished Professor of History and member of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. He has published articles and op-ed pieces in \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eNew Republic\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic Monthly\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e and has been a guest on top national radio shows across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperOne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726046171410,"sku":"9780061990724","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b0598a60-35d6-4f5e-8677-2da8d8892759.jpg?v=1734852327","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/laying-down-the-sword-9780061990724","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}