He has posted a teaser on the publisher\u2019s blog, giving a rationale for writing this kind of book.<\/p>\n He says that theological\u00a0intransigence<\/em> and intolerance <\/em>among Christians<\/span> (not against<\/em> Christians)\u00a0is the true culprit for\u00a0stifling the gospel and feeding the process of secularization.<\/p>\n He ends his comments as follows:<\/p>\n My new book, <\/em>Sacred Word, Broken Word, is an attempt to help Christians recapture the spirit of Jesus in our reading of Scripture. Insofar as we can, let us try to follow in the footsteps of Jesus rather than of the Pharisees.<\/em><\/p>\n Sparks speaks clearly, plainly, and provocatively about the problems scripture poses for\u00a0evangelicalism, and has the academic chops to back it up. Predictably, he has received for his efforts strong support and equally strong\u00a0resistance.<\/p>\n A recently announced title<\/a> is aimed squarely at countering Sparks\u2019s\u00a0previous book<\/a>, which was an academic treatment of the problem. Sacred Word, Broken Word<\/em> is written for a general audience, and so will likely attract a much wider audience.<\/p>\n You can read the remainder of Sparks\u2019s post at\u00a0EerdWord<\/a>.\u00a0He will be posting here in the coming weeks to give us a preview of the book\u2019s contents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thebiblefornormalpeople.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/sacred-2-1.jpeg?ssl=1\" "\\"sacred")
<\/a>Kent Sparks (professor of biblical studies and interim provost at Eastern University) has a new book due out in May,\u00a0Sacred Word, Broken Word: Biblical Authority and the Dark Side of Scripture<\/a> <\/em>(Eerdmans).<\/p>\n