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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Robert J. Hutchinson
Publisher: Blackstone Audio Inc.
Category: Book
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Rating:  43 reviews
Sales Rank: 4202962
Media: Audio Cassette
Edition: Unabridged
Number Of Items: 6
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Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.6 x 1.3
ISBN: 1433205211
Dewey Decimal Number: 230
EAN: 9781433205217
ASIN: 1433205211
Publication Date: November 1, 2007
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Product Description
The Bible remains the bestselling book of all time, believed by nearly two billion people (Christians and Jews) to be divinely inspired. But in this hard-hitting new book, author Robert J. Hutchinson argues that it is actually much more than this. The ideas enshrined in the Bible, he says, triggered a revolution in human thought and established the moral and philosophical foundation for Western civilization, from the recognition of basic human rights and belief in limited government to authentic feminism and the development of empirical science. He shows that it is more a "culture-war" book than a work of religious apologetics.
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 Another hit from the PIG folks. December 23, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Another hit in the PIG series that every ninth grade should be required to read.
Politically Incorrect Guide To The Bible September 20, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Very good book showing where Athiests, Agnostics and religous cults are wrong in their attach on the Bible. It is all backed up with scipture and with science and plan old logic.
Great Salvo Against Atheist Evangelists August 9, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is a response to the recent barrage of anti-christian books by atheist evangelists. The book serves as an excellent primer to answer the most popular atheist arguments, all of which are old recycled arguments that have been answered time and time again. While the chapters on alleged Bible errors and biblical archeology are light and the book tries to skim by design/evolution, the book shines when it comes to topics I would consider cultural apologetics. For example, Hutchinson writes excellent chapters on what the Bible really states about slavery, homosexuality and government. There is also an excellent chapter on the origins of science in Christianity. While not meant to be an exhaustive book on any of these topics, and a little light on references, it is overall a valuable resource.
 Mistitled August 4, 2008
7 out of 21 found this review helpful
The book is mistitled. It is the most politically correct book I have ever seen. It completely misrepresents any interpetation of the bible other than the biblist idolotry of the modern evangelical christianist junta. It drips with contempt at healthy a Christian approach to scripture.
The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Bible July 19, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
2 May 2008 - This is a is a useful antidote to faith-phobic propaganda currently disseminated by bestselling authors like Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, and Sam Harris. Hutchinson outlines material from less accessible, heavily scholarly works that confirm the wisdom and truth of the Judeo-Christian tradition. I loved the way he, systematically refutes claims made in an episode of the television show "The West Wing" that deliberately misrepresented the Bible even though I am a fan of the show. Hutchinson also does a great job addressing several popular faith-phobic talking points: that Christianity has murdered billions of people; that the Bible is an absurd book; that there is an inevitable war between Christianity and science or Christianity and democracy; that Christians invented slavery, etc. In dismantling these faith-phobic canards, he calls on published experts in a variety of fields: archaeology, theology, sociology and history.
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