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...

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Published in:Cross currents
Main Author: Mitchem, Stephanie Y. 1950- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: The University of North Carolina Press 2015
In: Cross currents
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.
ISSN:1939-3881
Contains:Enthalten in: Cross currents
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/cros.12150