Reading and Writing Scripture in New Religious Movements
New Bibles and New Revelations
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Sociology, Marriage & Family, Religion & Spirituality, Reference, Comparative Religion
| Author: | E. Gallagher | ISBN: | 9781137434838 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US | Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | E. Gallagher |
| ISBN: | 9781137434838 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Publication: | July 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
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.
