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| Genre/Form: | History |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Audio book, etc., Sound recording |
| Document Type: | Sound Recording, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
John Fea |
| ISBN: | 0190253061 9780190253066 |
| OCLC Number: | 969338603 |
| Notes: | This recording contains program announcements from a broadcast of Minnesota Radio Talking Book. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (1 audio file) |
| Details: | DAISY Digital Talking Book. |
| Contents: | The Bible cause in America -- The American Bible Society -- Towards a Christian nation -- A Bible for every American family -- The business of benevolence -- The Bible is the religion of Protestants -- A Bible house divided -- Rebuilding a Christian nation -- The American Bible Society in an age of immigration -- The Bible cause in the West -- ABS in the Levant -- The ABS in Mexico -- China -- The ABS and African Americans in the wake of reconstruction -- The American Bible Society and the war to end all wars -- The Bible in times of plenty and want -- Perfect love casteth out fear -- Bibles, not bombs -- Asia -- The Bible and one world -- The Bible cause at home in a post-war world -- God's word for a New Age -- Catholics -- Good news -- More good news -- The Bible cause in the worst of times -- God and country -- Engaging the Bible. |
| Responsibility: | John Fea. |
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Publisher Synopsis
For two hundred years, supporters have opened their wallets to fund the [American Bible Society], trekked into unknown lands on its behalf, and distributed Bibles with its name stamped inside the cover. Fea tells this story perceptively and with care. He ably sets the ABS in the context of US history in a way that makes The Bible Cause especially helpful for those interested in the history of missions, US imperialism, the Bible (both in the United States andglobally), and biblical translation. Ultimately, Fea's work offers a well-researched and thoughtfully argued account of the institution and people who dedicated themselves to the Bible cause. * Andrew Klumpp, Reading Religion * Fea's work is comprehensive and insightful, and his study will complement...an array of recent historical scholarship on American Christian print culture and biblicism. * Shari Rabin, Journal of Religion * Fea is at his best when interweaving this story of a new nation with one of that country's most important religious organisations as both struggled to establish the boundaries of faith and public life. This struggle continues through to the book's skilfully written last pages. The Bible cause is required reading for scholars interested in American religious nationalism, evangelicalism, mission history and history of the book. * Joseph S. Moore, Gardner-Webb University, Journal of Ecclesiastical History * The Bible Cause is a sagacious telling of history; Fea turned what I had anticipated to be a rather pedestrian and insignificant story into a poetically strong historical narrative with rich sociological lessons. * Joseph T. Cochran, American Theological Library Association * the topic of the ABS and the evidence that Fea assembles are vivid and illuminating on a number of fronts. Fea's work is comprehensive and insightful, and his study will complement ... an array of recent historical scholarship on American Christian print culture and biblicism. * Shari Rabin, Journal of Religion * Read more...
