Opening Scripture
Lisa M. Gordis · 2003
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About the book
"Drawing on Puritan preaching manuals and sermons as well as the texts of early religious controversies, Gordis argus that Puritan ministers did not expect to impose their views on their congregations. Instead they believed that interpretive consensus would emerge from the process of reading the Bible, with the Holy Spirit assisting readers to understand God's will. Treating the conflict surrounding Roger Williams, the Antinomian Controversy, and the reluctant compromises of the Halfway Covenant as symptoms of a crisis that was as much literary as it was social or spiritual, Opening Scripture explores the profound consequences of Puritan negotiations over biblical interpretation for New England's literature and history."--BOOK JACKET.
Book details
- Year
- 2003
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 272
- ISBN
- 9780226304120
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