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The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World

Peter Herriot author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Springer Nature Switzerland AG

Published:29th Dec '18

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This book gives a personal insight into the hearts and minds of a fundamentalist Christian sect, the Open Brethren. Using Brethren magazine articles, obituaries, and testimonies, Peter Herriot argues that the Brethren constitute a perfect example of a fundamentalism. Their culture is entirely opposed to the beliefs, values, and norms of modernity. As a result, like other fundamentalisms they challenge modern Christianity and impede its efforts to engage with global society.

“It is written in a pleasantly readable style, and the reader is left with a clear-cut picture of a fundamentalist sect that is frequently hidden from view in our contemporary, global society.” (Joonhwa Cho, Reading Religion, readingreligion.org, March 2, 2020)
“Herriot describes what life is like within the tight Open Brethren, including in the discussion conversion, service, opposition to political activity, and the role of women in the church. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.” (W. T. Lindley, Choice, Vol. 56 (11), July, 2019)

ISBN: 9783030032180

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

194 pages

1st ed. 2018