The tenacity of unreasonable beliefs : fundamentalism and the fear of truth /

Modern scholarship in several disciplines makes it clear that the Bible and the Quran were authored by humans. Nevertheless fundamentalists persist in believing in the divine authorship of their sacred scriptures. In this book, Solomon Schimmel seeks to understand why these people insist on such bel...

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Main Author:	Schimmel, Solomon
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Subjects:	Religious fundamentalism > Psychology. Psychology, Religious. Faith and reason. Intégrisme > Psychologie. Psychologie religieuse. Foi et raison. psychology of religion. Epistemology. PHILOSOPHY. PSYCHOLOGY. Psychology of Religion. RELIGION. Religion. Faith and reason Psychology, Religious Electronic books.
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Summary:	Modern scholarship in several disciplines makes it clear that the Bible and the Quran were authored by humans. Nevertheless fundamentalists persist in believing in the divine authorship of their sacred scriptures. In this book, Solomon Schimmel seeks to understand why these people insist on such beliefs and how they defend them.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (vii, 282 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.