The Nordic bible: bible reception in contemporary Nordic societies
The volume offers a new critical reflection on the use of the Bible in contemporary cultural and political debates in the Nordic countries. In Nordic Lutheran societies, the Bible has been perceived as a basis of religion and social cohesion. Whereas such religious and confessional factors are well-...
Résumé: | The volume offers a new critical reflection on the use of the Bible in contemporary cultural and political debates in the Nordic countries. In Nordic Lutheran societies, the Bible has been perceived as a basis of religion and social cohesion. Whereas such religious and confessional factors are well-researched vis-à-vis the historical genesis of the Nordic welfare states, the focus here is on public use of the Bible in debates of today |
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Description: | Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 291-315 |
Description matérielle: | 1 Online-Ressource (IX, 323 Seiten), Illustrationen |
ISBN: | 3110686007 |
Accès: | Restricted Access |
Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/9783110686005 |