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- Title
“All Scripture Is Inspired by God”: The Culture of Biblical Literalism in an Evangelical Church.
- Authors
Sr., Mark Ward
- Abstract
Three in ten Americans believe that the Bible is the Word of God and should be taken literally, word for word. Surveys and studies show this contingent of literalists is composed primarily of evangelicals and, for White evangelicals in particular, that biblical literalism is a strong predictor of their conservative politics. The present essay, based on a case study of an evangelical church observed over three years, argues that biblical literalism is not only a belief but also a culture. Further, literalist culture is constructed and sustained by interwoven discourses that dynamically circulate across the macro, meso, and micro levels of speaking practice in the evangelical social system.
- Subjects
BIBLE; EVANGELICAL churches; EVANGELICAL Church; BIBLICAL literalism; GOD; CULTURE; SOCIAL systems
- Publication
Journal of Communication & Religion, 2022, Vol 45, Issue 1, p86
- ISSN
0894-2838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5840/jcr202245124