Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents

by James Simpson

Book Overview

The evidence is everywhere: fundamentalist reading can stir passions and provoke violence that changes the world. Amid such present-day conflagrations, this illuminating book reminds us of the sources, and profound consequences, of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century.

James Simpson focuses on a critical moment in early modern England, specifically the cultural transformation that allowed common folk to read the Bible for the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674046129
• ISBN13: 9780674046122
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Belknap Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.2" x 8.0"