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Reading and Writing Scripture in New Religious Movements: New Bibles and New Revelations
E. Gallagher
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Hardback. New religious movements both read the Bible in creative ways and produce their own texts that aspire to scriptural status. From the creation stories in Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the life of Jesus and the apocalypse, they develop their self-understandings through reading and writing scripture. Series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRLB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 151 x 217 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
New religious movements both read the Bible in creative ways and produce their own texts that aspire to scriptural status. From the creation stories in Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the life of Jesus and the apocalypse, they develop their self-understandings through reading and writing scripture.
New religious movements both read the Bible in creative ways and produce their own texts that aspire to scriptural status. From the creation stories in Genesis and the Ten Commandments to the life of Jesus and the apocalypse, they develop their self-understandings through reading and writing scripture.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Series
Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
Condition
New
Number of Pages
307
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137434821
SKU
V9781137434821
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99-15
About E. Gallagher
Eugene V. Gallagher is the Rosemary Park Professor of Religious Studies at Connecticut College. He is the co-author of Why Waco? Cults and the Battle for Religious Freedom in America and other books and articles on new religions. He serves as co-general editor of Nova Religio and associate editor of Teaching Theology and Religion.
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