The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate of God is to treat it in the very way that it itself condemns over and… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“My course is a survey of how readings of the same constant text have varied over the centuries, from the formation of the canon to our present time, dependent on context and subtext. A community in exile will read differently… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
The Bible is not God, nor is it a substitute for God, and to treat it as if it were God or a surrogate… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“It is interesting to me to note that those who most frequently call for fair play are those who are advantaged by the play… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“Mystery is not an argument for the existence of God; mystery is an experience of the existence of God.” — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
It does not take a great deal of imagination or courage to believe that God is on your side when you are prospering or… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“My course is a survey of how readings of the same constant text have varied over the centuries, from the formation of the canon… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
“Perhaps the most dangerous verse in all the Bible is the second verse of Romans 12, where Saint Paul endorses Christian nonconformity. When he… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
To some, the temporal triumph of the Christian community in the world is a sign of God's favor and the essential righteousness of the… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
The question should not be 'What would Jesus do?' but rather, more dangerously, 'What would Jesus have me do?' The onus is not on… — Peter J. Gomes Copy Share Image
