Social Life of Scriptures - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism

Informationen zum Autor Edited and with an introduction by James S. Bielo Klappentext The Social Life of Scriptures is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. It models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific focis on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power. Zusammenfassung What do Christians do with the Bible? How do theyùindividually and collectivelyùinteract with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in The Social Life of Scriptures. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Encountering Biblicism The Trouble with Good News "In the Beginning" The Man is the Head" The Word of God and "Our Words" How Q'eqchi'-Maya Catholics Become Legitimate Interpreters of the Bible "We Are Anglicans, They Are the Church of England" Chinese American Christian Women of New England The Bones Restored to Life: Textual Ideology, Textual Practice Revolve, the Biblezine Understanding the Bible's Influence The Social Life of the Bible

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• Authors: James Bielo
• Assisted by: James Bielo (Editor)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 26.08.2009
• EAN: 9780813546063
• ISBN: 978-0-8135-4606-3
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Signifying (on) Scriptures Series; Signifying (on) Scriptures
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories