Genesis
A Living Conversation

It took liberal journalist Bill Moyers five years to raise the funds to produce this book, which is a collection of edited transcripts of scholars and artists sitting around a table, discussing various episodes from the Bible's book of Genesis. I've attended church most of my life but never heard th......more

A few Muslims, Jews, and Christians (among other faith backgrounds) walk into a theological discussion and talk about some of the most well know Biblical stories man has wrestled over for centuries.....and everyone is cordial and gets along. Great book. I picked it up on a whim at a used book store s......more

In all honesty, when I first tuned into Genesis the PBS series, I wasn't really in the mood to hear a cabal of hyper-intellectual critics enlighten me with their interpretations of an already widely familiar religious text. Within seconds of watching, however, I was completely engrossed in a convers......more

This book is a companion to the PBS series Moyers made back in 1999 I believe. I've not seen the PBS series and the book is essentially a transcription of the conversations and seems to stand alone nicely though I'd definitely be interested in watching the series to get a better feel for how the dia......more

For over 36 years I have facilitated 3-4 weekly groups that come together to do what Moyers and his companions did for the book of Genesis. Our discussions go deep and wide. The hunger to probe the readings that we will hear on the coming weekend worship service remains strong. I never imagined that......more