Unitarian Church pastor shares fresh perspective on Ten Commandments in new book
Brooklyn BookBeat
The Ten Commandments are a pervasive yet divisive part of American culture. Religious conservatives champion them, even if they don’t always adhere to them in practice. The more religiously liberal and secular members of our society often bristle at what they may perceive as antiquated restrictions on their moral and intellectual freedom. Yet, this ancient text still has vital contemporary relevance, says Ana Levy-Lyons, a renowned Unitarian Universalist minister and award-winning writer who is equally at home in the worlds of secular humanism and religion.
In “No Other Gods: The Politics of the Ten Commandments” Levy-Lyons offers a deeply perceptive reinterpretation for our modern lives — exploring ways that the Commandments can bring us meaning, illuminate our values, and help us navigate through the turbulent waters of social injustice, environmental crises and societal inequity that plague our times.