Biblical Literalism and Inerrancy: Does the Difference Make a Difference?

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1989

Publication Title

Sociology of Religion

Volume

49

Issue

4

First page number:

421

Last page number:

429

Abstract

Two different versions of a “biblical authority“ question are compared with respect to their effects on a number of theoretically relevant variables. One version of the question seems to connote a sense of biblical literalism, while the other implies an inerrant, but not necessarily literalist view of the Bible's authority. No large differences between the two versions of the question were found.

Keywords

Authority--Religious aspects--Biblical teaching; Bible

Disciplines

Biblical Studies | Political Science | Religion

Language

English

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