The Resource Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents, James Simpson
Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents, James Simpson
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The item Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents, James Simpson represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Sydney Jones Library, University of Liverpool.
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- Summary
- "The evidence is everywhere: fundamentalist reading can stir passions and provoke violence that changes the world. Amid such present day conflagrations, this book reminds us of the sources and profound consequences of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century." "James Simpson focuses on a critical moment in early modern England, specifically the cultural transformation that allowed common folk to read the Bible for the first time. Widely understood and accepted as the grounding moment of liberalism, this was actually, Simpson tells us, the source of fundamentalism, and of different kinds of persecutory violence. His argument overturns a widely held interpretation of sixteenth-century Protestant reading - and a crucial tenet of the liberal tradition." "After exploring the heroism and achievements of sixteenth-century English Lutherans, particularly William Tyndale, Burning to Read turns to the bad news of the Lutheran Bible. Simpson outlines the dark, dynamic, yet demeaning paradoxes of Lutheran reading: its demands that readers hate the biblical text before they can love it; that they be constantly on the lookout for unreadable signs of their own salvation; that evangelical readers be prepared to repudiate friends and all tradition on the basis of their personal reading of Scripture. Such reading practice provoked violence not only against Lutheranism's stated enemies, as Simpson demonstrates. It also prompted psychological violence and permanent schism within its own adherents." "The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval. As we approach a second wave, this powerful book alerts us to our peril."--BOOK JACKET
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 346 p.
- Contents
-
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Two Hundred Years of Biblical Violence.
- p. 10
- 2.
- Good Bible News.
- p. 34
- 3.
- Salvation, Reading, and Textual Hatred.
- p. 68
- 4.
- Literal Sense and Predestination.
- p. 106
- 5.
- Bible Reading, Persecution, and Paranoia.
- p. 142
- 6.
- History as Error.
- p. 184
- 7.
- Thomas More and Textual Trust.
- p. 222
- 8.
- Tragic Scene of Early Modern Reading.
- p. 260
- Abbreviations.
- p. 284
- Notes.
- p. 285
- Index.
- p. 341
- Isbn
- 9780674026711
- Label
- Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents
- Title
- Burning to read
- Title remainder
- English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents
- Statement of responsibility
- James Simpson
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "The evidence is everywhere: fundamentalist reading can stir passions and provoke violence that changes the world. Amid such present day conflagrations, this book reminds us of the sources and profound consequences of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century." "James Simpson focuses on a critical moment in early modern England, specifically the cultural transformation that allowed common folk to read the Bible for the first time. Widely understood and accepted as the grounding moment of liberalism, this was actually, Simpson tells us, the source of fundamentalism, and of different kinds of persecutory violence. His argument overturns a widely held interpretation of sixteenth-century Protestant reading - and a crucial tenet of the liberal tradition." "After exploring the heroism and achievements of sixteenth-century English Lutherans, particularly William Tyndale, Burning to Read turns to the bad news of the Lutheran Bible. Simpson outlines the dark, dynamic, yet demeaning paradoxes of Lutheran reading: its demands that readers hate the biblical text before they can love it; that they be constantly on the lookout for unreadable signs of their own salvation; that evangelical readers be prepared to repudiate friends and all tradition on the basis of their personal reading of Scripture. Such reading practice provoked violence not only against Lutheranism's stated enemies, as Simpson demonstrates. It also prompted psychological violence and permanent schism within its own adherents." "The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval. As we approach a second wave, this powerful book alerts us to our peril."--BOOK JACKET
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1954-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Simpson, James
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BR375
- LC item number
- .S54 2007
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Great Britain
- Reading
- Label
- Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents, James Simpson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-340) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Two Hundred Years of Biblical Violence.
- p. 10
- 2.
- Good Bible News.
- p. 34
- 3.
- Salvation, Reading, and Textual Hatred.
- p. 68
- 4.
- Literal Sense and Predestination.
- p. 106
- 5.
- Bible Reading, Persecution, and Paranoia.
- p. 142
- 6.
- History as Error.
- p. 184
- 7.
- Thomas More and Textual Trust.
- p. 222
- 8.
- Tragic Scene of Early Modern Reading.
- p. 260
- Abbreviations.
- p. 284
- Notes.
- p. 285
- Index.
- p. 341
- Control code
- ocm87750541
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 346 p.
- Isbn
- 9780674026711
- Lccn
- 2007011203
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- Label
- Burning to read : English fundamentalism and its Reformation opponents, James Simpson
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-340) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Introduction.
- p. 1
- 1.
- Two Hundred Years of Biblical Violence.
- p. 10
- 2.
- Good Bible News.
- p. 34
- 3.
- Salvation, Reading, and Textual Hatred.
- p. 68
- 4.
- Literal Sense and Predestination.
- p. 106
- 5.
- Bible Reading, Persecution, and Paranoia.
- p. 142
- 6.
- History as Error.
- p. 184
- 7.
- Thomas More and Textual Trust.
- p. 222
- 8.
- Tragic Scene of Early Modern Reading.
- p. 260
- Abbreviations.
- p. 284
- Notes.
- p. 285
- Index.
- p. 341
- Control code
- ocm87750541
- Dimensions
- 22 cm.
- Extent
- viii, 346 p.
- Isbn
- 9780674026711
- Lccn
- 2007011203
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
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