Book Group
INSPIRED: SLAYING GIANTS, WALKING ON WATER & LOVING THE BIBLE
What in the world are we to make of scripture? This is the question that Rachel Held Evans invites us to consider in Inspired: Slaying Giants, Walking on Water, and Loving the Bible Again. Raised in an evangelical family, Rachel Held Evans has a long, complicated relationship with scripture. With a refreshing mixture of levity and reverence, her story of finding the Bible with fresh eyes affords an interesting perspective from someone who has spent significant time in a broad variety of Christian contexts.
We will begin discussion the week of Monday, April 20th focusing on the Introduction and chapter 1 (chapters 1 and 2 in the audiobook). This will be a largely informal discussion; come to one or come to them all! Pastoral Resident Bob will be offering discussion at two different times, and folks are invited to Zoom into whichever works each week:
- Monday evenings, 7:00-8:30pm
- Wednesday afternoons, 3:30-5:00pm
(Check your email for the Zoom links.)
The book can be purchased online, and is available on Kindle, and in a (highly recommended) audiobook read by the author. Feel free to email bob@wellesleyvillagechurch.org with any questions!
Future Study
Past Study
“Sermon Shaping” – a weekly conversation on the lectionary readings for the coming Sunday
Entering the Passion of Jesus: A Beginner’s Guide to Holy Week, Amy-Jill Levine
The Cross and the Lynching Tree, James Cone
Traces of the Trade with James DeWolf Perry
Climate Church, Climate World: How People of Faith Must Work for Change, Jim Antal
Laudato Si’: On Care for our Common Home, Pope Francis