{"product_id":"the-social-life-of-scriptures-james-bielo-9780813546063","title":"The Social Life of Scriptures: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Biblicism","description":"What do Christians do with the Bible? How do theyndividually and collectivelynteract with the sacred texts? Why does this engagement shift so drastically among and between social, historical, religious, and institutional contexts? Such questions are addressed in a most enlightening, engaging, and original way in \u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Scriptures.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eContributors offer a collection of closely analyzed and carefully conducted ethnographic and historical case studies, covering a range of geographic, theological, and cultural territory, including: American evangelicals and charismatics; Jamaican Rastafarians; evangelical and Catholic Mayans; Northern Irish charismatics; Nigerian Anglicans; and Chinese evangelicals in the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Social Life of Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book to present an eclectic, cross-cultural, and comparative investigation of Bible use. Moreover, it models an important movement to outline a framework for how scriptures are implicated in organizing social structures and meanings, with specific foci on gender, ethnicity, agency, and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Bielo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813546060\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813546063\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 23","brand":"James Bielo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947301732607,"sku":"9780813546063","price":43.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_a274ad50-1b28-45fb-b8aa-71223f27fc19.jpg?v=1681517909","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-social-life-of-scriptures-james-bielo-9780813546063","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}