Purity and Danger
The curious case of Christianity in the history of anthropology.
Letter from the Editor
Anthropologists Discover the Bible
Cross-cultural studies of “biblicism.”
A Note to Our Readers
Unintended Consequences
Swiss missionaries in southern Africa.
The Letter and the Spirit
An apostolic movement in Zimbabwe that rejects the Bible as a source of authority.
Anthropology’s “Other”
The reformation of a scholarly discipline.
Conviction of Sin, Hope for Redemption
Conversion in a Papua New Guinea community.
Give and Take
What Christian critics and others are saying about Amelie, Heist, and Shallow Hal