The Old Story of Salvation

by Sophia Lyon Fahs

The most sweeping epic drama in the history of the West is the great saga of the salvation of man- beginning before there was any earth or sky, and spanning all the ages of time until the sky is rolled up like a scroll and the mountains disappear. No other story ha impressed itself so deeply and for so many centuries on the feeling, thoughts, and habits of the people of Europe and America. No story has been more influential.(continued on the back flap of the dust cover)This book intends first to do full justice to all the values there are in the Old Story of Salvation and to give it the pulsating vitatlity of life. Then it intends to ask some questions. What importance should be attached to the other divine saviors of other religious traditions? What does it mean when we find parallels in other scriptures? Is the Old Story of Salvation a "true" story? Must parts of it be rejected? What are the lasting values in it? Can it be accepted as the story of the Creator's own plan for all his creation through all time and eternity? Is there a danger in this story? Do we need a new story of salvation? Say Sophia "If we are to contribute toward the development of a religious outlook more in harmony with today's understanding of our universe and of life, we must find a faith tha twill grip the interests and meet the anxieties of our generation as fully as did the 'faith of our fathers' for the generations that have passed. To do this we must delve deep into life's problems, and we must touch with our own hands the roots of human despair and aspiration."

191 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955