Marcus Borg: Reclaiming the Bible

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Marcus Borg: Reclaiming the Bible

Sunday, December 2, 2001, 9:30 am PST

G U E S T S:

Featuring:

Marcus Borg, Hundere Distinguished Professor
of Religion and Culture, Oregon State University

MODERATED BY:

The Very Rev. Alan Jones

Leading religion scholar Marcus Borg offers a fresh reading of the Bible for the modern reader. In his new book, Reading the Bible Again for the First Time, Borg enlightens his readers on how to read the Bible faithfully and seriously without taking it literally. Find out how you can embrace the Bible in a new light, as a sacred text brimming with meaning and guidance.

Marcus J. Borg is Hundere Distinguished Professor of Religion and Culture at Oregon State University. Nationally and internationally known in both academic and church circles as a Jesus scholar, he is the author of ten books, including the best-selling Jesus: A New Vision (1987) and Meeting Jesus Again for the First Time (1994).

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