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In the beginning was the word : the Bible in American public life, 1492-1783 / Mark A. Noll.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Noll, Mark A., 1946- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bible--English--History.
- Bible.
- Bible--Influence.
- Bible and politics--United States--History.
- Bible and politics.
- United States--Church history.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (446 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- It is no exaggeration to claim that the Bible has been, and by far, the single most widely read text, distributed object, and referenced or cited book in all of American history. For countless Americans, scripture has opened a doorway to the personal experience of God. The Bible has also functioned as a guide to life, sometimes with liberating or comic effects and sometimes with oppressive or tragic results. This book provides a survey of the relationship between the Bible and public issues from the beginning of European settlement through the American Revolution.
- Contents:
- Catholic bibles in the new world
- Protestant beginnings
- From William Tyndale to the King James version
- The English Bible in the era of colonization
- Colonial Christendom
- Beyond Christendom
- Empire
- Revival
- Deepened
- Thinned, absorbed
- Revolutionary rhetoric
- Revolutionary argument.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-026400-4
- 0-19-045684-1
- 0-19-026399-7
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