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The Text in Play - Experiments in Reading Scripture (Paperback)
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The Text in Play - Experiments in Reading Scripture (Paperback)
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Synopsis: In The Text in Play, Mike Higton and Rachel Muers conduct
a series of experiments in the reading of Scripture. They
experiment in the first place with a form of Christian theological
exegesis of the Bible that they call "serious play"--a form of
reading beyond the literal sense that is nevertheless serious about
the ethical, historical, and textual responsibilities of the
reader. They experiment in the second place with the practice
called Scriptural Reasoning--in which Jews, Christians, and Muslims
read and argue over their respective Scriptures together--and argue
that the practice makes deep sense for "seriously playful"
Christian readers. This constitutes the most detailed and developed
account of Scriptural Reasoning yet published. Endorsements: "The
Text in Play offers a broad curriculum on how to read Scripture as
Scripture--that is, as witness to the living God whose Word lives
in a dynamic interchange with its reader. . . . It is a serious,
playful read, a book you can read in one entranced sitting or again
and again, a book that refreshes itself as you read it because such
is the way of the Word." --Peter Ochs, Professor of Modern Judaic
Studies, University of Virginia "Higton and Muers offer
imaginative, scholarly, wise, and often exhilarating explorations
of Scripture, and they have succeeded brilliantly in sharing,
through their delightful, accessible style, a profound
understanding of the Bible's practical implications for the
twenty-first century. . . . There is an abundance of new insights
and daring ideas, with extensive learning lightly worn, and through
it all the attractive, serious play of fine minds and hearts in
intensive engagement with deep questions." --David F. Ford,
Professor of Divinity and Director, Cambridge Inter-faith
Programme, University of Cambridge Author Biography: Mike Higton is
Academic Co-Director of the Cambridge Inter-Faith Programme at the
University of Cambridge and Senior Lecturer in Theology at the
University of Exeter. He is the author of several books, including
A Theology of Higher Education (2012), Christian Doctrine (2008),
and Difficult Gospel (2004). Rachel Muers is Senior Lecturer in
Christian Studies at the University of Leeds. Her publications
include Keeping God's Silence (2004), Living for the Future (2008),
and, with David Grumett, Theology on the Menu: Asceticism, Meat and
Christian Diet (2010).
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