Producer’s pick! We’re all still recovering from holiday fun this week, so I asked my sweet husband and producer to choose an episode he wanted to re-release and he picked this favorite with Zach Lambert. Enjoy! And happy week between Christmas and New Year’s!
This conversation with fellow(?) Texan (I don’t exactly claim the label, but my guest has lived here all his life), Zach Lambert was super fun! And I don’t say that only because I’m a theology nerd, I say that because Zach has a way of presenting themes from the Bible in new and helpful ways that emphasize love. We talk about his recent book, Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing, which frames much of what has been problematic in our contemporary and fundamentalist understandings of common Bible teachings.
Some stand out moments in the conversation include: the concept of “lenses” in reading the Bible; when religion doesn’t tolerate questions; literalism; and flourishing.
Mentioned in this episode:
Better Ways to Read the Bible: Transforming a Weapon of Harm into a Tool of Healing by Zach W. Lambert
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