Bible Believers
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.62 (686 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081351231X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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About the AuthorNancy Tatom Ammerman spent a year in 1979-1980 participating in, observing, and interviewing the members of a suburban Connecticut congregation, described on its church sign as "Independent, Fundamental, Premillennial, and Baptistic." Although she is not a fundamentalist, Ammerman's own background was similar enough for her to fit in easily and to be accepted and trusted.
However, this combination of words is given a unique meaning in fundamentalist Protestant circles, where it is equated with the belief that the Christian Bible "contains no theological contradictions, historical discrepancies, or other such 'errors'", otherwise known as biblical inerrancy.. Bible believer (also Bible-believer,Bible-believing Christian,Bible-believing Church) is a self-description by conservative Christians to differentiate their teachings from others who see non- or extrabiblical tradition as higher or equal in authority.In normal usage, "Bible believer" means an individual or organisation that believes the Christian Bible is true in some significant way
Arnold F. Williams said A picture inviting participation. A sympathetic picture of a fundamentalist congregation, capable of causing nostalgia in those who have experienced it and miss it. This is academic study at its best, and though I don't agree with all the by-blows of cited theory, the description of the congregation, the role of the pastor, and the role of the Bible is right on the money.. "an important source on fundamentalist Christianity" according to Lalalalaura. This is a good book, and I recommend it, but it's not perfect. Although Ammerman did a lot of ethnographic work, it seems like she relies mostly on interview material rather than direct observation, and that was sort of frustrating. I have to assume that if what she was told by her subjects had contradicted what she saw, she would have said so, but I still found myself wishing I had a clearer picture of daily life in the congregation. Still, I don't know of a better book on the same subject -- that such a good book as this has these limitations only shows how difficult a. "Excellent book." according to J. Reames. I had Ammerman as a professor years ago. She knows the wherefore of which she speaks, having grown up in this background. The fact she can write about it with a fair hand, a *neutral* hand, says a lot about her grasp of cultural relativism. But it also gives her a unique insight as to exactly what makes these communities tick (and more largely, what drives Fundamentalism itself, as a worldview.)
Nancy Tatom Ammerman spent a year in 1979-1980 participating in, observing, and interviewing the members of a suburban Connecticut congregation, described on its church sign as "Independent, Fundamental, Premillennial, and Baptistic." Although she is not a fundamentalist, Ammerman's own background was similar enough for her to fit in easily and to be accepted and trusted.