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Article: The Psychology of Biblicism.
- Article from:
- The Humanist
- Article date:
- May 1, 2001
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For many years have studied the theology of biblicism --the fundamental belief in the absolute authority of the Bible in every aspect of life--only to conclude that it isn't theological in nature at all but, rather entirely psychological. That is, biblicism isn't, as its adherents think and claim, an implication of a set of beliefs about the Bible but, rather, the outgrowth of a particular frame of mind.
I am not impatient with theological claims. I just don't think they are the real source of motivation for biblicism. This becomes evident once we examine certain inconsistencies in biblicism which make nonsense of its theological claims but are quite consistent ...