Reading the Bible: I'm Changing my Mind

There are several faith related issues that I’ve found clumsy to explain as I try to span the difference between my current faith and worldview and that of Bible believing American evangelicals I have known and loved while living in the southwest.
The next few entries will be short summaries of my thinking and influential books regarding topics I have changed my mind about.

Issue #1 Biblicism: as in interpreting the Bible literally, and allowing it total authority in living a Christian life.