The Americanization of the apocalypse: creating America's own Bible
""Where in the world did that come from?" is a question whose informality might obscure the fact that it is a smart query, a lot more useful than are most questions stated in academic language. In the history trade, it is one that we should ask more often, for it reminds us that no ev...
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| Type de support: | Imprimé Livre |
| Langue: | Anglais |
| Service de livraison Subito: | Commander maintenant. |
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New York
Oxford University Press
[2023]
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| Dans: | Année: 2023 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Scofield, Cyrus Ingerson 1843-1921
/ USA
/ Édition de la Bible
/ Mouvement évangélique
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| Classifications IxTheo: | HA Bible KAH Époque moderne KBQ Amérique du Nord KDG Église libre |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Catholics
Religious identity (Ireland)
B Bible. Revelation Criticism, interpretation, etc B Protestants Religious identity (Ireland) B Protestants Religious identity (United States) B Catholics Religious identity (United States) |
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Table des matières Quatrième de couverture Literaturverzeichnis |
| Résumé: | ""Where in the world did that come from?" is a question whose informality might obscure the fact that it is a smart query, a lot more useful than are most questions stated in academic language. In the history trade, it is one that we should ask more often, for it reminds us that no event or process or person can be analyzed purely as if it were an abstract entity. All human history needs at least two coordinates-time, of course, and place. A related, more pointed query concerning any belief, ideology, social custom, economic practice or technological innovation is, "How did that come to be here?" The "here" in the question can be any place: your home today or the senate of the Roman republic in classical times, or any place and time that is amenable to historical analysis"-- |
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| Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0197599796 |