The book of books : the radical impact of the King James Bible, 1611-2011 / Melvyn Bragg.

Author/creator Bragg, Melvyn, 1939-
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley, CA : Counterpoint, ©2011.
Description370 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents From Hampton Court to New England. The scope of it ; The road to 1611 ; The foundation is laid ; The King James Version is commissioned ; The four companies ; The Mayflower and the Covenant ; The Bible in the Civil Wars (1642-51) ; The new map ; The Great Awakening -- The impact on culture. The Royal Society (1660) ; early modern science and the Bible ; Language ; The Bible itself as literature ; From Shakespeare : the bible and literature (1) ; American literature and the twentieth century : the Bible and literature (2) ; The eighteenth-century Enlightenment ; The matter of Richard Dawkins : the new Enlightenment ; Mary Wollstonecraft and William Wilberforce -- The impact on society. Slavery and the Civil War in America (1) ; Slavery and the Civil War in America (2) ; The Bible and education ; On a mission around the world ; The Bible and sex ; The Bible and women ; Christian socialism and the social gospel ; The Bible and democracy.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2011012432
ISBN9781582437811
ISBN1582437815

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BS186 .B693 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold