John Fea

Bible Cause

A History of the American Bible Society

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Produktbeschreibung

The Bible Cause chronicles the role that the American Bible Society has played throughout America's history, from its founding in 1816 to the present day, as it has met the spiritual needs of Americans through the translation and publication of the Bible and has positioned itself as guardian of a Christian civilization.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Hurst & Co.
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. April 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 160mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 635g
• ISBN-13: 9780190253066
• ISBN-10: 0190253061
• Artikelnr.: 47863215

Autorenporträt

John Fea is Professor of American History and Chair of the Department of History at Messiah College.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
1. The Bible Cause in America
2. The American Bible Society
3. Towards a Christian Nation
4. A Bible For Every American Family
5. The Business of Benevolence
6. The Bible is the Religion of Protestants
7. A Bible House Divided
8. Rebuilding a Christian Nation
9. The Bible Cause in an Age of Immigration and Expansion
10. ABS in the Levant
11. The ABS in Mexico
12. China
13. The ABS and African Americans in the Wake of Reconstruction
14. The American Bible Society and the War to End All Wars
15. The Bible in Times of Plenty and Want
16. Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear
17. Bibles, Not Bombs
18. Asia
19. The Bible and One World
20. The Bible Cause at Home in a Post-War World
21. God's Word for a New Age
22. Catholics
23. Good News
24. More Good News
25. The Bible Cause in the "Worst of Times"
26. God and Country
27. Engaging the Age of Evangelicalism
Epilogue: The Bible Cause in the Twenty-First Century