What the Bible means - and could mean - in English political discourse

This article reviews some (and only some) of the dominant ways in which the Bible is understood in mainstream English political discourse around the time of the 2017 General Election (e.g. socialist, ethnonationalist, socially liberal). It will then move on to suggest some of the potential changes t...

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Published in:Practical theology
Main Author: Crossley, James G. 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor and Francis Group [2018]
In: Practical theology
IxTheo Classification:CG Christianity and Politics
HA Bible
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBF British Isles
Further subjects:B Jeremy Corbyn
B Bible and politics
B Tim Farron
B reception of the Bible
B Theresa May
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Summary:This article reviews some (and only some) of the dominant ways in which the Bible is understood in mainstream English political discourse around the time of the 2017 General Election (e.g. socialist, ethnonationalist, socially liberal). It will then move on to suggest some of the potential changes that could occur in understanding what the Bible is understood to mean.
ISSN:1756-0748
Contains:Enthalten in: Practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/1756073X.2018.1468966