Literalists against 'liberals.' (religious fundamentalists' attempts at censorship and control of seminarians)

Books are weapons, as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, and in the current uncivil war within the Southern Baptist Convention, The Book may prove the deadliest weapon of all. When fundamentalists first rode a high tide of religious conservatism to the presidency of the SBC in 1979, they embarked on a...

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Published in:Newsweek 1984-11, Vol.104 (23), p.117
Main Authors: Woodward, Kenneth L, Burgower, Barbara
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
censorship
Christian fundamentalism
Fundamentalism
Political activity
Political aspects
Seminarians
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Summary:Books are weapons, as Franklin D. Roosevelt once said, and in the current uncivil war within the Southern Baptist Convention, The Book may prove the deadliest weapon of all. When fundamentalists first rode a high tide of religious conservatism to the presidency of the SBC in 1979, they embarked on a campaign against "liberal" elements in this largest of U.S. Protestant denominations (1983 membership: 14 million).
ISSN:0028-9604
1069-840X