Serving the Word: Literalism in America from the Pulpit to the Bench

By Vincent Crapanzano

Book Overview

Brilliantly observed and persuasively argued, Serving the Word, now in paperback, is an unprecedented look at the prevalence of literalism and the unexpected forms it takes in modern America's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565844122
• ISBN13: 9781565844124
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: New Press, The
• Length: 406 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

A Sophisticated Treatment

The author shows a real understanding of an interpretation of Scripture that he clearly doesn't subscribe to. Frankly, many of the fundamentalists/literalists he interviewed in Part I of the book sound more than a little scary. And in Part II, even though he's not an attorney, he provides a sophisticated analysis of their beliefs as applied to American law. The writing may be a little dense and the subject matter clearly won't appeal to a wide readership, but it's a valuable contribution.