This book gives a personal insight into the hearts and minds of a fundamentalist Christian sect, the Open Brethren. Using Brethren magazine articles, obituaries, and testimonies, Peter Herriot argues that the Brethren constitute a perfect example of a fundamentalism. Their culture is entirely opposed to the beliefs, values, and norms of modernity. As a result, like other fundamentalisms they challenge modern Christianity and impede its efforts to engage with global society.
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"Herriot describes what life is like within the tight Open Brethren, including in the discussion conversion, service, opposition to political activity, and the role of women in the church. . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty." (W. T. Lindley, Choice, Vol. 56 (11), July, 2019)
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Springer International Publishing
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Höhe: 23.5 cm
Breite: 15.5 cm
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978-3-030-40481-9 (9783030404819)
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10.1007/978-3-030-03219-7
Schweitzer Klassifikation
Peter Herriot, who was brought up in a Brethren family, was Professor of Psychology at the City University and at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has since written on fundamentalism from a social psychological perspective. Among his books are 'Religious Fundamentalism: Global, Local, and Personal' (2009) and 'Warfare and Waves: Calvinists and Charismatics in the Church of England' (2017).
GlossaryIntroduction Part 1: PerspectivesChapter 1. The Tight Brother's TaleChapter 2. The Loose Brother's TaleChapter 3. The Historian's TaleChapter 4. The Psychologist's TaleChapter 5. Brethren LivesChapter 6. Salvation and Service Part 2: AuthorityChapter 7. Conformity and BeliefChapter 8. Authority in ActionChapter 9. The Authority of the BibleChapter 10. The Authority of the Brother Part 3: SeparationChapter 11. Separation and IdentityChapter 12. Pure from the WorldChapter 13. Separated from the SectsChapter 14. Apart from the Apostates Part 4: Fundamentalism Chapter 15. An Archetypal FundamentalismChapter 16. The Brethren and Modernism Chapter 17. Fundamentalism and ChristianityChapter 18. Religion and Globalisation
