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Bible Culture and Authority in the Early United States

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bible Culture and Authority in the Early United States
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Seth Perry
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:216
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 155
Category/GenreHistory of religion
Christianity
ISBN/Barcode 9780691179131
ClassificationsDewey:200.973
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 6 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 5 June 2018
Publication Country United States

Description

Early Americans claimed that they looked to "the Bible alone" for authority, but the Bible was never, ever alone. Bible Culture and Authority in the Early United States is a wide-ranging exploration of the place of the Christian Bible in America in the decades after the Revolution. Attending to both theoretical concerns about the nature of scriptur

Author Biography

Seth Perry is assistant professor of religion at Princeton University.

Reviews

"Intriguing study."---Ryan J. Butler, Journal of Ecclesiastical History