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In the beginning was the word : the Bible in American public life, 1492-1783 /

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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...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Noll, Mark A., 1946-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Bible. > English > History.
Bible > Influence.
Bible
Bible and politics > United States > History.
United States > Church history.
Bible et politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
BIBLES > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > General.
RELIGION > Biblical Reference > Handbooks.
Bible and politics
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
United States
Verenigde Staten.
Electronic books.
Church history
History
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prelude: 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, 1689-1763
  • Revival
  • Deepened
  • Thinned or absorbed
  • Revolutionary rhetoric
  • Revolutionary argument.