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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
American biblicism studied with empirical precision,
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This review is from: How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical Biblicism (Cognitive Science of Religion) (Paperback)
For anyone interested in understanding the mechanics of American biblicism, this is perhaps the best anthropological study that could be done on the subject. With a fundamentalist/evangelical history in his own life, Malley gets to the core issues with great precision; yet he approaches this study very objectively. This book is not a polemic. It is a fantastic and enlightening empirical study on biblicism. So much information is packed into relatively few pages that you'll likely want to read it multiple times, letting the insights soak in further with each read.
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Excellent book, but technical at times.,
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This review is from: How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical Biblicism (Cognitive Science of Religion) (Paperback)
I read this book for Dr. Malley's Introduction to Anthropology course at the University of Michigan, and I was impressed. His knowledge of how the Bible is seen by churchgoers is second to none, and throughout the book the reader comes to "know" the people a the Creekside Baptist Church, though that name is a pseudonym. I wouldn't recommend this book for coffee-table reading, as there are lots of technical details; it is better suited for a reader in the academic field.
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How the Bible Works: An Anthropological Study of Evangelical Biblicism (Cognitive Science of Religion) by Brian Malley (Paperback - April 30, 2004)
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