Sam Gould is dean emeritus, School of Business Administration, University of Dayton. His career has included leadership positions in business, government, and academia. He has studied theology, led adult study classes, and served in lay administrative positions in local church settings for over four decades.
"Born of a questioning faith and informed by rigorous scholarship,
Being Christian in the Twenty-First Century is fides quarens
intellectum (faith seeking understanding) at its best. Gould's work
is as valuable to the emerging church as that of Marcus Borg, John
Dominic Crossan, and John Shelby Spong.
--Tom Stella, author of Finding God Beyond Religion
"Sam Gould turns 'back to the future' by offering a progressive
interpretation of biblical texts and traditional church teachings
that contemporary Christians can embrace as rational, ethical, and
humanist. He writes for those who wish to be Christian without
forfeiting their critical intelligence or liberal morality. While
Gould asserts that Jesus reveals what a fully evolved human life
can be, he also calls for ecumenical openness to those of other
religious faiths."
--David L. Weddle, Colorado College, author of Miracles: Wonder and
Meaning in World Religions
"Gould, in the tradition of lay theologians like C. S. Lewis,
Dorothy Sayers, and William Stringfellow, writes with conviction,
candor, and clarity as he articulates what it means to be Christian
in the twenty-first century. Calling for a more intellectually and
spiritually satisfying faith, he bases his thinking on the best
biblical and theological scholarship available and presses the
reader to think critically and constructively about Christianity.
An educator par excellence, Gould has produced an incredible
theological text designed for adults, but also fitting for
post-modern youth yearning for meaning in their lives and
world."
--Donald E. Messer, The Iliff School of Theology, Denver, Colorado
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