eBook Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality ePub

In this book, Allen focuses his talents and critical intelligence on the Bible. Steve Allen's interest in biblical scholarship began with casual reading of the Gideon Bibles that are found in hotel rooms across the country.

In this book, Allen focuses his talents and critical intelligence on the Bible. He points out that despite the significance of the Scriptures to Western culture, history, religion, and morality, the majority of Americans are almost completely ignorant of the actual contents of the Good Book. In the course of his reading, so many questions were raised in his mind that he started recording his thoughts. The practice turned into a 20-year habit and enough material to fill the present volume and many more.

Start by marking Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and . Mr. Allen explores the Bible from a perspective of a believer - though somewhat less than a fundamentalist believer.

Start by marking Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion and Morality as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. He takes a common-sense approach to Bible egress and makes his observations and opinions interesting.

Steve Allen makes no pretension to biblical scholarship. As said earlier, not for the faint of heart, or those not interested in taking a critical look at the Bible and religion. Indeed, must one have such credentials to understand and appreciate the alleged word of God? I think not and neither does Allen as he rips through dozens of topics revealing the blatant flaws and fallacies of the "good book".

Published April 1993 by Prometheus Books.

Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen (December 26, 1921 – October 30, 2000) was an American humorist, writer, composer, and general entertainer. This is The Tonight Show. I can't tell you too much about it, other than the fact that this program is going to go on forever. First broadcast of The Tonight Show (1953). Get this to Grand Central Station as quick as you can!

A book by Steve Allen? . I was truly surprised. Allen is a totally biased student of the Bible and my first clue should have been the publisher, Prometheus Books, a leading publisher of atheist and humanist thought.

A book by Steve Allen? The comedian? Here I suspected I could find an unbiased useful survey of the Bible. The second hint I should have received was the introduction written by Martin Gardner, a leading religious skeptic and naturalist. Apparently it doesn't disturb Prometheus Books to publish Allen's pulp on the Bible when he is not a scholar.

This is a list of works by American television personality, musician, composer, actor, comedian, and writer Steve Allen. Down Memory Lane (1949). The Benny Goodman Story (1956). The Big Circus (1959). College Confidential (1960). Where Were You When the Lights Went Out? (1968). Rich Man, Poor Man (1976). The St. Tammany Miracle (1994). Songs for Sale (1950–1952). What's My Line? (regular panelist, 1953–1954; frequent guest panelist 1954–1967).

Although the Bible has been consulted for more than twenty centuries, Allen asserts that there remains an extensive degree of common ignorance about it. Noting that most people today rarely read the Bible, Allen is convinced that the millions who do read it are not able to understand certain. Noting that most people today rarely read the Bible, Allen is convinced that the millions who do read it are not able to understand certain passages at all.

One of his recent books is titled Steve Allen on the Bible, Religion, and Morality. His knowledge of religion was minimal, his understanding of morality was grossly flawed, and his acquaintance with the Bible was both limited and distorted. The bibliography in his hostile composition revealed that he had read widely in works promoting skepticism, but that he knew almost nothing of conservative scholarship.