TY - GEN N2 - Amid present-day conflagrations, this illuminating book reminds us of the sources, and profound consequences, of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century. Simpson focuses on the cultural transformation in early modern England that allowed common people to read the Bible for the first time. The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval; as we approach a second wave, this powerful book alerts us to our peril. DO - 10.4159/9780674043671 DO - doi AB - Amid present-day conflagrations, this illuminating book reminds us of the sources, and profound consequences, of Christian fundamentalism in the sixteenth century. Simpson focuses on the cultural transformation in early modern England that allowed common people to read the Bible for the first time. The last wave of fundamentalist reading in the West provoked 150 years of violent upheaval; as we approach a second wave, this powerful book alerts us to our peril. T1 - Burning to Read :English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents / AU - Simpson, James, JF - HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada) JF - Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013 CN - BR375 ǂb S54 2007eb LA - eng LA - In English. ID - 1478720 KW - Reading. KW - RELIGION / History. SN - 9780674043671 TI - Burning to Read :English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674043671 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674043671 ER -