Overdue Heresies
And Other Reflections of a Quaker Seeker
Published on 10. April 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
210 pages
979-8-9889080-2-9 (ISBN)
Description
"What, if anything, do I believe about God?"
The burgeoning of people who doubt many traditional Christian answers makes this question highly pertinent today. The short and very short essays of
Overdue Heresies aim to stimulate readers to reach, reaffirm, or rethink their own conclusions about God, Atheism, Jesus, Miracles, Sin, Salvation, and many other elements of the Christian tradition. They do not seek to persuade anyone of anything,; rather, they encourage readers to enjoy disagreeing. They say little about the Quaker Way, though many of them resemble the messages that readers might hear spoken out of the silence of a Quaker meeting.
The book is especially for: People who are spiritually inquisitive or question major parts of their church's doctrines. Atheists and other "Nones." Students seeking fodder for late-night bull sessions. Seekers of truth. The book asks many questions and questions many traditional answers. It is not for people who seek certainty or believe they have found it.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
349 gr
ISBN-13
979-8-9889080-2-9 (9798988908029)
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Malcolm Bell is a retired lawyer and writes as a relatively well-informed layman primarily for other laymen and women. He grew up in Brooklyn, graduated from Harvard College (cum laude) and Law School, served in the U.S. Army, and practiced law mainly in Manhattan. In 1986 Malcolm Bell became active in the Sanctuary Movement and broke the law to stand with illegal refugees fleeing the state-led, U.S.-backed terror in Guatemala and El Salvador. He spent three years on the national steering committee of the Alliance of Sanctuary Communities. During 1995-2012, he was a contributing editor and book reviewer for Interconnect, a quarterly of the U.S.-Latin America solidarity community; from 1991 until 2016 he was a director and the corporate secretary of the International Mayan League/USA.He and Nancy have taken part in many street protests against U.S. wars. They live in Randolph Center, Vermont.