The good book by peter gomes

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. The cleric professor has created a maelstrom of controversy recently with the publication of 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. 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. Gomes s the good book is organized into three sections, which the author describes as didactic, polemical, and pastoral. Gomes offers this timely and comforting guide to focusing our minds and hearts on higher things.

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. The son of a cape verdean father and a bostonian mother, gomes graduated. Gomes begins by distinguishing between the plausible lies that our culture tells us about the good life. Download the fullsize images jesus and the very big surprise. 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. Gomes is a baptist clergyman who preaches for harvard universitys memorial church, and who also teaches at the university in cambridge, massachusetts. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading good book. The book examines the bibles meaning for people today. Webster, pastor of the first presbyterian church of. The author of the new york times bestseller the good book. In his own words, the theme of this book is the risk and the joy of the bible.

The good book reading the bible with mind and heart. 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. 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 really good book is the bible and the second one is the one i wrote about the bible. Gomes ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device.

His book reflects the kind of week in, week out wrestling with scripture most preachers experience. Gomes, minister in the memorial church at harvard since 1974 and also plummer professor of christian morals at the college, reveals that johann. 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. Reading the bible with mind and heart can best be described as a theologically liberal defense of the. 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. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Reading the bible with mind and heart well, there are two of them. He addresses those who sense that they lack knowledge about the.

Wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. 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. Peter buttigieg and his notre dameharvard faith duration. Gomes s most popular book is narrative of the life of frederick douglass. Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and church groups. Reading the bible with mind and heart, published by william morrow and company.

Gomes has been minister of harvard universitys memorial church since 1974, when he was appointed pusey minister of the church, and serves as. Reading the bible with mind and heart can best be described as a theologically liberal defense of the bible. Minister at harvard university peter gomes provides an inclusive interpretation of the bible in his book, the good book. Discovering the bibles place in our liv ebook 9780061744426 by peter j. How the church domesticated jesuswith his unique blend of eloquence and insight, the esteemed harvard minister peter j. Gomess most popular book is narrative of the life of frederick douglass. Gomes wed love you to buy this book, and hope you find this page convenient in locating a place of purchase. Gomes urged believers to grasp the spirit, not the letter, of scriptural passages that he said had been. Now comes the good book by peter gomes, minister of the memorial church at harvard university.

Many years ago when i began my service as minister in harvards. Gomess the good book is organized into three sections, which the author describes as didactic, polemical, and pastoral. Read good book discovering the bibles place in our liv by peter j gomes available from rakuten kobo. Unfortunately, his written prose is somewhat pedestrian in comparison. 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. He also explains what the bible really says about women, gays and lesbians, and people of color.

Peter gomes was a distinguished harvard academic and theologian, a black man, a homosexual and a republican. 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. Reading the bible with mind and heart gomes, peter j on. 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. The bible and the social and moral consequences that derive from its interpretation are all too important to be left in. The good book reading the bible with mind and heart by peter j. 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. The author of the new york times bestseller the good book champions the recovery of the western moral tradition.

Buy a cheap copy of the scandalous gospel of jesus. Biblical studies have historically been consigned to theological schools and. It is a welcome, though sometimes uneven, addition to the debate over the bibles relevance. That, however, does not mean that the book is not worth reading. Distilling 30 years of observation and insight as a minister at harvard university, peter j. 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. In the good book, peter gomes, pastor of harvard universitys memorial. Gomes has 24 books on goodreads with 14388 ratings. 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. Gomes has been endowed with a truly distinctive voice and delivery which enhance each and every point he wishes to make. Discovering the bibles place in our liv kindle edition by peter j. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.