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Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011)

Author of The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart

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Works by Peter J. Gomes

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The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart 680 copies, 5 reviews
The Scandalous Gospel of Jesus: What's So Good About the Good News? 159 copies, 6 reviews
Sermons: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living 131 copies, 2 reviews
The Good Life: Truths That Last in Times of Need 114 copies, 1 review
Strength for the Journey: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living 62 copies, 1 review
Lent 9 copies
The Preaching of the Passion: The Seven Last Words From the Cross 6 copies
Preaching at Harvard: Sermons for an academic year : 1997-1998 4 copies
Sundays at Harvard: Sermons for an Academic Year 4 copies
Doing What You Can and Other Sermons Preached at Harvard 2003 - 2004 4 copies
The Harvard University hymn book 4 copies
Life before death: And other sermons at Harvard, 1998-1999 3 copies
There is a Plan! and other sermons preached at Harvard: 1999-2000 3 copies
Yet More Sundays at Harvard: Sermons for an Academic Year, 1996-1997 3 copies

Sermons: Biblical Wisdom for Daily Living 2 copies

More Sundays at Harvard 2 copies

Growing Up: And Other Sermons Preached at Harvard: 2001-2002 2 copies

Lent Proclamation 3 Aids for Interpreting the Lessons of the Church Year 2 copies

The Goold Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and heart 1 copy

The Good book: reading the Bible 1 copy

You Can Do This! and other sermons preached at Harvard : 2000-2001 1 copy

50 Years Bold 1 copy

The books of the Pilgrims 1 copy

PRAYERS FOR PRIVATE DEVOTIONS IN WAR-TIME 1 copy

Smyth Lecture 1 copy

What We Forgot to Tell You and other sermons preached at Harvard 1 copy

Your servant for Jesus' sake: Fr. Paul Turmes, S.J 1 copy

The backward glance and the forward look : an address : given on the the… 1 copy

Less than Lively Preachers and the True and Lively Word: Can the Sermon… 1 copy

Sermons 1 copy

Also by Peter J. Gomes

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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Introduction, some editions) 4,209 copies, 60 reviews
The Columbia Reader on Lesbians & Gay Men in Media, Society, and Politics (Contributor) 53 copies

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Peter J. Gomes

Booknotes, Sunday, September 21, 1997

Peter J. Gomes discusses The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart.

One of this country's most acclaimed preachers, Peter J. Gomes is the Plummer Professor of Christian Morals and minister of the Memorial Church at Harvard for twenty-five years. In The Good Book: Reading the Bible With Mind and Heart (Morrow). "Peter Gomes has taken on a monumental task of interpreting the Bible that affords many of us profound comfort as well as deep confusion. This fine work reflects his great intelligence, open mind, humanity, wisdom, and struggle to understand the meaning of life and God's word. —from the publisher's website (timspalding)… (more)

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An interview with Peter Gomes

Charlie Rose, Tuesday, January 21, 1997

Peter J. Gomes

Harvard University Minister Peter Gomes talks about his book (timspalding)

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Boston, Massachusetts, USA

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Bates College (1965)

Harvard University (1968)

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The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St. John of Jerusalem

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