1st Edition
Being the Chosen Exploring a Christian Fundamentalist Worldview
By Julie Scott Jones
Copyright 2010
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
156 Pages
by
Routledge
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Being the Chosen explores Christian fundamentalism in the USA, focusing particularly on the belief system of Protestant fundamentalists. It establishes the key characteristics of the Protestant worldview, investigating the degrees to which these are adhered to amongst different groups and how such belief systems are constructed and reinforced through everyday life. By presenting rich empirical... Read more
Chapter 1 ‘Furiously Religious’; Chapter 2 ‘Same or Different’?; Chapter 3 ‘True Americans’; Chapter 4 ‘God’s Chosen’; Chapter 5 The ‘Right’ Way; Chapter 6 ‘Counting Down the Days’; Chapter 7 ‘Us or Them’; Chapter 8 ‘Fighting for God’; Chapter 9 ‘Taking it to the World’;
Biography
Julie Scott Jones is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
'[Jones'] book is well structured and has a clear, precise style...The book will interest scholars and students in sociology, theology, and political science, along with readers who are interested in politics... Recommended.' Choice
