The Faith of the Outsider: Exclusion and Inclusion in the Biblical StoryThis book offers a probing, insightful look at the outsider motif running through the Bible. The biblical story about God's covenant with insiders with Israel as the chosen people is scandalous in today's cultural climate of inclusivity. But, as Frank Anthony Spina shows, God's exclusive election actually has an inclusive purpose. Looking carefully at the biblical narrative, Spina highlights in bold relief seven remarkable stories that treat nonelect