The Erosion of Biblical Certainty Battles over Authority and Interpr
According to conventional wisdom, by the late 1800s, the image of Bible as a supernatural and infallible text crumbled in the eyes of intellectuals under the assaults of secularizing forces. This book corrects the narrative by arguing that in America, the
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10.1057/9781137299666 - The Erosion of Biblical Certainty, Michael J. Lee
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The Erosion of Biblical Certainty
10.1057/9781137299666 - The Erosion of Biblical Certainty, Michael J. Lee
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Battles over Authority and Interpretation in America
Michael J. Lee
10.1057/9781137299666 - The Erosion of Biblical Certainty, Michael J. Lee
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The Erosion of Biblical Certainty
the erosion of biblical certainty
Copyright © Michael Lee, 2013 All rights reserved.
Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978-1-137-29965-9 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lee, Michael J. (Michael Jeehoon) The erosion of Biblical certainty : battles over authority and interpretation in America / Michael J. Lee. pages cm ISBN 978-1-137-29965-9 (alk. paper) 1. Bible—Evidences, authority, etc. 2. Bible—Criticism, interpretation, etc.—United States—History. 3. United States—Church history. I. Title. BS480.L4155 2013 220.1’3—dc23
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Acknowledgments ix Introduction 1
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The Eighteenth Century: The Battle against Skepticism and Rationalizing the B
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