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100 1 _aSchimmel, Solomon.
245 1 4 _aThe tenacity of unreasonable beliefs
_h[electronic resource] :
_bfundamentalism and the fear of truth /
_cSolomon Schimmel.
260 _aOxford :
_bOxford University Press,
_c2008.
300 _avii, 282 p.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 8 _aModern 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.
533 _aElectronic reproduction.
_bOxford :
_cOxford University Press,
_d2009.
_f(Oxford Scholarship Online).
_nMode of access: World Wide Web. System requirements: Internet Explorer 6.0 (or higher) or Firefox 2.0 (or higher).
_nAvailable as searchable text in HTML format.
_nAccess restricted to subscribing institutions.
650 0 _aReligious fundamentalism
_xPsychology.
650 0 _aPsychology, Religious.
650 0 _aFaith and reason.
710 2 _aOxford University Press.
730 0 _aOxford scholarship online.
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