{"product_id":"dispensational-modernism-9780190244088","title":"Dispensational Modernism","description":"Dispensationalism emerged in the twentieth century as a hugely influential force in American religion and soon became one of America's most significant religious exports. By the close of the century it had developed into a global religious phenomenon claiming millions of adherents. As the most\u003cbr\u003ecommon form of contemporary prophecy belief, dispensationalism has played a major role in transforming religion, politics, and pop culture in the U.S. and throughout the world. Despite its importance and continuing appeal, scholars often reduce dispensationalism to an anti-modern, apocalyptic, and\u003cbr\u003eliteralist branch of Protestant fundamentalism. In \u003cem\u003eDispensational Modernism\u003c\/em\u003e, B. M. Pietsch argues that, on the contrary, the allure of dispensational thinking can best be understood through the lens of technological modernism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePietsch shows that between 1870 and 1920 dispensationalism grew out of the popular fascination with applying engineering methods -- such as quantification and classification -- to the interpretation of texts and time. At the heart of this new network of texts, scholars, institutions, and practices\u003cbr\u003ewas the lightning-rod Bible teacher C. I. Scofield, whose best-selling \u003cem\u003eScofield Reference Bible\u003c\/em\u003e became the canonical formulation of dispensational thought. The first book to contextualize dispensationalism in this provocative way, \u003cem\u003eDispensational Modernism\u003c\/em\u003e shows how mainstream Protestant clergy of\u003cbr\u003ethis time developed new scientific methods for interpreting the Bible, and thus new grounds for confidence in religious understandings of time itself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e B. M. Pietsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190244088\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eB. M. Pietsch \u003c\/strong\u003eis Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Nazarbayev University, in Astana, Kazakhstan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39927192911987,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":89.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1e19eb8a-fd0c-4afb-ab55-9fa8f72e292d.jpg?v=1647523974","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/dispensational-modernism-9780190244088","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}