The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World

Peter Herriot

ISBN 10: 3030404811 / ISBN 13: 9783030404819

Published by Springer, Berlin, 2020

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The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World | Peter Herriot | Taschenbuch | XI | Englisch | 2020 | Springer, Berlin | EAN 9783030404819 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, juergen[dot]hartmann[at]springer[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Publication Date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3030404811
• ISBN 13: 9783030404819
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 11D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 11 millimeters depth
• Weight: 277 grams
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Synopsis

This book gives a personal insight into the hearts and minds of a fundamentalist Christian sect, the Open Brethren. Using Brethren magazine articles, obituaries, and testimonies, Peter Herriot argues that the Brethren constitute a perfect example of a fundamentalism. Their culture is entirely opposed to the beliefs, values, and norms of modernity. As a result, like other fundamentalisms they challenge modern Christianity and impede its efforts to engage with global society.

About the Author

Peter Herriot, who was brought up in a Brethren family, was Professor of Psychology at the City University and at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has since written on fundamentalism from a social psychological perspective. Among his books are 'Religious Fundamentalism: Global, Local, and Personal' (2009) and 'Warfare and Waves: Calvinists and Charismatics in the Church of England' (2017).