The tenacity of unreasonable beliefs
Schimmel, Solomon.
The tenacity of unreasonable beliefs fundamentalism and the fear of truth / [electronic resource] : Solomon Schimmel. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - vii, 282 p.
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.
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Religious fundamentalism--Psychology.
Psychology, Religious.
Faith and reason.
BL238
200.904
The tenacity of unreasonable beliefs fundamentalism and the fear of truth / [electronic resource] : Solomon Schimmel. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008. - vii, 282 p.
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.
Religious fundamentalism--Psychology.
Psychology, Religious.
Faith and reason.
BL238
200.904