Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A people of one book A people of one book Timothy Larsen The scripture-saturated culture of nineteenth-century England is displayed by Timothy Larsen in a series of lively case studies of representative figures ranging from the Quaker prison reformer Eliza… OL15934082W
St. John and the Victorians St. John and the Victorians Wheeler, Michael "The Gospel according to St John, often regarded as the most important of the gospels in the account it gives of Jesus' life and divinity, received close attention from nineteenth-century biblical sc… OL16015117W
The book that made your world The book that made your world Vishal Mangalwadi Whether you're an avid student of the Bible or a skeptic of its relevance, The Book That Made Your World will transform your perception of its influence on virtually every facet of Western civilizati… OL16121375W
When God Spoke Greek When God Spoke Greek Timothy Michael Law How did the New Testament writers and the earliest Christians come to adopt the Jewish scriptures as their first Old Testament? And why are our modern Bibles related more to the Rabbinic Hebrew Bible… OL16813817W
A History of the End of the World A History of the End of the World Jonathan Kirsch "[The Book of] Revelation has served as a "language arsenal" in a great many of the social, cultural, and political conflicts in Western history. Again and again, Revelation has stirred some dangerou… OL1907988W
What is the Bible? What is the Bible? Rob Bell In 'Love Wins,' Rob Bell confronted the troubling questions that many people of faith were afraid to ask about heaven, hell, fate, and faith. Using the same inquisitive approach, he now turns to our … OL19717486W
Conjuring Culture Conjuring Culture Theophus H. Smith This book provides a sophisticated new interdisciplinary interpretation of the formulation and evolution of African American religion and culture. Theophus Smith argues for the central importance of … OL8003048W