A Reflection on Guns and Golden Calves
The author discusses the contemporary gun worship in the U.S. and its comparison with the golden calf worshipped by Jews in the Bible story. Topics covered include the massacre of nine people by perpetrator Dylan Roof during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, the commercialization of guns...
Published in: | Cross currents |
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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The University of North Carolina Press
2015
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Cross currents
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Further subjects: | B
Firearms
Religious aspects
B Worship B United States B Worship in the Bible B ROOF, Dylann Storm, 1994- |
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Summary: | The author discusses the contemporary gun worship in the U.S. and its comparison with the golden calf worshipped by Jews in the Bible story. Topics covered include the massacre of nine people by perpetrator Dylan Roof during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina, the commercialization of guns in the U.S., and ways to think about guns. |
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ISSN: | 1939-3881 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: Cross currents
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1111/cros.12150 |