The tenacity of unreasonable beliefs [electronic resource] : fundamentalism and the fear of truth / Solomon Schimmel.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.Description: vii, 282 pUniform titles:
  • Oxford scholarship online.
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 200.904 22
LOC classification:
  • BL238
Online resources: Summary: Modern scholarship in several disciplines makes it clear that the Bible and the Quran were authored by humans. Nevertheless, fundamentalists persist in believing in the divine authorship of their sacred scriptures. In this book, Solomon Schimmel seeks to understand why these people insist on such beliefs and how they defend them.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Modern scholarship in several disciplines makes it clear that the Bible and the Quran were authored by humans. Nevertheless, fundamentalists persist in believing in the divine authorship of their sacred scriptures. In this book, Solomon Schimmel seeks to understand why these people insist on such beliefs and how they defend them.

Electronic reproduction. Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2009. (Oxford Scholarship Online). Mode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher). Available as searchable text in HTML format. Access restricted to subscribing institutions.

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