Reading Revelation Responsibly, Michael J. Gorman
Reading Revelation Responsibly, Michael J. Gorman
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Reading Revelation Responsibly
Uncivil Worship and Witness: Following the Lamb into the New Creation

Author: Michael J. Gorman

Narrator: Shawn Compton

Unabridged: 8 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/28/2023

Synopsis

Reading Revelation Responsibly is for those who are confused by, afraid of, and/or preoccupied with the book of Revelation. In rescuing the Apocalypse from those who either completely misinterpret it or completely ignore it, Michael Gorman has given us both a guide to reading Revelation in a responsible way and a theological engagement with the text itself. He takes interpreting the book as a serious and sacred responsibility, believing how one reads, teaches, and preaches Revelation can have a powerful impact on one's own—and other people's—well-being. Gorman pays careful attention to the book's original historical and literary contexts, its connections to the rest of Scripture, its relationship to Christian doctrine and practice, and its potential to help or harm people in their life of faith. Rather than a script for the end times, Gorman demonstrates how Revelation is a script for Christian worship, witness, and mission that runs counter to culturally embedded civil religion.

About Michael J. Gorman

Michael J. Gorman holds the Raymond E. Brown Chair in Biblical Studies and Theology at St. Mary’s Seminary & University in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of numerous books, including The Death of the Messiah and the Birth of the New Covenant, Reading Revelation Responsibly, and Reading Paul, all from Cascade Books, as well as Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, and Mission.

About Shawn Compton

Shawn Compton is a professional narrator and voice actor who served in the United States Air Force for seventeen years. He draws inspiration for his narration from his strong creative background.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Brian on April 13, 2025

I love that this book gives a reading of Revelation that is far more imaginative, hopeful, and relevant that the dispensational readings I've previously encountered. Unlike the Left Behind books, this one makes me want to dig deeper into Revelation. Definitely a book that I want to read again with a......more

Goodreads review by Keith on February 21, 2024

An incredible vision for a community of believers living out Christ's call to radical love in opposition to the values of empire. Not the interpretation of Revelation I was taught growing up but the one that fits much more with the Anabaptist value of nonresistance.......more

Goodreads review by Avery on April 04, 2024

Best book on revelations and nonviolence. McKnights is also good… but maybe this is better? Read for the second time. Would love to read it a third with a group to discuss. Fantastic work.......more

Goodreads review by Jared on June 29, 2024

No biblical book is spoken about more by people who know less (and spoken about less by those who should know more) than Revelation. Growing up in the American South, it was common to hear commentary about Revelation from the gas station clerk and grocery bagger--each knew of course what the Mark of......more

Goodreads review by Joey on May 21, 2024

Definitely the best book on Revelation I’ve read yet. This book rightly addresses many of the very flawed interpretations we’ve all heard in church and Sunday school, but I did feel like he states some of his interpretations a bit too strongly, hence 4 stars. Still, this is a book I’d like to have o......more

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