How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical Biblicism (Cognitive Science of Religion) - Brossura

Malley, Brian

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0759106657 ISBN 13: 9780759106659

Casa editrice: AltaMira Press, 2004

Riassunto

What do evangelicals believe when they _believe in the Bible_? Despite hundreds of English versions that differ in their texts, evangelicals continue to believe that there is a stable text_the Bible_which is the authoritative word of God and an essential guide to their everyday lives. To understand this phenomenon of evangelical Biblicism, anthropologist and biblical scholar Brian Malley looks not to the words of the Bible but to the Biblebelieving communities. For as Malley demonstrates, it is less the meaning of the words of the Bible itself than how _the Bible_ provides a proper ground for beliefs that matters to evangelicals. Drawing on recent cognitive and social theory and extensive fieldwork in an evangelical church, Malley's book is an invaluable guide for seminarians, social scientists of religion, or for anyone who wants to understand just how the Bible works for American evangelicals.

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L'autore:

Brian Malley studied comparative religion at Western Michigan University (M.A., 1994) and anthropology at the University of Michigan (Ph.D., 2002). He currently lectures in psychology at the University of Michigan. His main interests are religion and the intersection of culture and cognition.

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Book by Malley Brian

Su questa edizione

• Editore: AltaMira Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0759106657
• ISBN 13: 9780759106659
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 184