Beside Still Waters (book)

For the 2013 film, see Beside Still Waters (film).

Beside Still Waters

Cover artist	Book design by Bernard Klein
Language	English
Subject	Modern religion and analysis of the Bible
Genre	Religion
Publisher	William Morrow and Company
Publication date	1998
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	381
ISBN	0-688-16065-4
OCLC	38925015
Dewey Decimal	220.6 21
LC Class	BS533 .E37 1998

Beside Still Waters: Searching for Meaning in an Age of Doubt is a nonfiction book by Gregg Easterbrook. ^{[1] [2] [3]} In it he defends religion against its critics. He expounds a theory of religion and Christianity based on his reading of the Old and New Testaments, in which God is not an omnipotent omniscient being, but rather a limited and perhaps awesomely powerful being who learns and grows over time. In this way, Easterbrook seeks to explain the ravages and evil of the Old Testament God and to bring back Jesus's original teachings of charity and of love for God and for fellow humans.

The title of the book comes from Psalm 23, which begins with "The Lord is my shepherd" and includes the line, "He leads me beside still waters."

See also

• Open theism
• Process theology

References

1. Glynn, Patrick (1998-12-31). "God's Progress". National Review. 50 (25): 45–46. ISSN   0028-0038.
2. Will, George F. (1998-11-09). "The Gospel From Science". Newsweek. 132 (19): 88. ISSN   0028-9604.
3. Zaleski, Philip (1998-10-11). "Keeping the Faith, Sort Of". New York Times Book Review: 7. ISSN   0028-7806.