A people of one book : the Bible and the Victorians / Timothy Larsen.

Author/creator Larsen, Timothy, 1967-
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Description326 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Anglo-Catholics : E.B. Pusey and Holy Scripture -- Roman Catholics : Nicholas Wiseman and Sacred Scripture -- Atheists : Charles Bradlaugh, Annie Besant, and 'this indictable book' -- Methodist and Holiness : Catherine Booth, William Cooke, and the Scriptures -- Liberal Anglicans : Florence Nightingale and the Bible -- Unitarians : Mary Carpenter and the Sacred Writings -- Quakers : Elizabeth Fry and 'Reading' -- Agnostics : T.H. Huxley and bibliolatry -- Evangelical Anglicans : Josephine Butler and the Word of God -- Orthodox Old Dissent : C.H. Spurgeon and 'The Book' -- Conclusion : Spiritualism, Judaism, and the Brethren : A people of one book.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [299]-313) and index.
LCCN 2011280308
ISBN9780199570096 (hbk.)
ISBN0199570094

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks BS475.3 .L37 2011 ✔ Available Place Hold