Contents

  • SOS - Chapter 01 - by way of introduction (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Introduction to the book Stumbling Over Scripture setting the scene for this journey of faith

  • SOS - Chapter 02. What is Truth?... (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -The first stage of the SOS journey - an exploration of what we mean when we call the Bible true

  • SOS - Chapter 03. Discovering the mystics (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -An evangelical's surprise discovery of a spiritual resource from a contrary tradition

  • SOS - Chapter 04. Mystic risks (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Evangelicals tend to fight shy of the mystics, sadly neglecting a valuable spiritual resource. There are reasons to be careful, but avoidance is not care

  • SOS - Chapter 05. Inspiration from The Guardian (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Under the title - Untruths that aid the mighty's rule over the humble - an article in The Guardian newspaper provided the challenge that inspired this chapter

  • SOS - Chapter 06. Confessions of a Reformed BIBLiophile (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Another stage on the SOS journey - recognising that fundamentalism can become a form of idolatry.

  • SOS - Chapter 07. Blame God or Blame the Bible? (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -An article by George Tarleton throws down the challenge of how we deal with stories in the Bible that imply that God is not good.

  • SOS - Chapter 08. Comments on George Tarleton's Insights (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Examining conflicting arguments within the Christian tradition attempting to reconcile a merciful God with biblical suggestions that he is capricious and vengeful.

  • SOS - Chapter 09. A Giant Leap of Doubt (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -The journey of faith reaches a critical stage. Could the Bible actually be wrong, but still inspire faith?

  • SOS - Chapter 10. Growing Up (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -A poem facing the challenge of the Bible's implication that God is not good.

  • SOS - Chapter 11. Transatlantic Rescue (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -A significant books crosses the Atlantic to inspire the next Chapter.

  • SOS - Chapter 12. Thoughts on Spong (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Review of Bishop Spong's book - Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism.

  • SOS - Chapter 13. From the Cutting Room Floor (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -SOS takes shape as a series of articles, written over several years, is drawn together to illustrate the process of a developing faith.

  • SOS - Chapter 14. Stumbling Over Scripture (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Fundamentalism sets up a stumbling block for true faith, but it is OK to have doubts about the Bible. We can ignore dire warnings from those who want us to accept every word literally or not use Scripture at all.

  • SOS - Chapter 15. How should we use the Bible? (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -The Bible loses its usefulness when legalists turn bible-reading into a duty.

  • SOS - Chapter 16. Monumental Change (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -A pleasant walk in the Cotswolds provides the inspiration for the final chapter of SOS.

  • SOS - Chapter 17. Letter to Tyndale (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -William Tyndale was a brave scholar whose 16th Century Bible translation left a permanent mark on biblical scholarship and the English language. Despite holding some different views I admire him greatly. This letter is my tribute to him - even if 450 years late!

  • SOS - Chapter 18. Related books (Spiritual/ Bible/SOS)

    • -Stumbling Over Scripture brings together articles reflecting the author's changing views over a 15 year period, but these changes were not made in a vacuum. The books illustrated here helped to shape SOS and will be useful for further reading.

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