The Open Brethren: A Christian Sect in the Modern World

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<p>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.</p>

Autorenportrait

<p><b>Peter Herriot</b>, who was brought up in a Brethren family, was Professor of Psychology at the City University and at Birkbeck College, University of London. He has since written on fundamentalism from a social psychological perspective. Among his books are `Religious Fundamentalism: Global, Local, and Personal¿ (2009) and `Warfare and Waves: Calvinists and Charismatics in the Church of England¿ (2017).</p>

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