In the Beginning Was the Word: The Bible in American Public Life, 1492-1783

Author/Contributor(s):	Noll, Mark A
Publisher:	Oxford Univ PR
Date:	11/06/2015
Binding:	Hardcover
Condition:	NEW

In the Beginning Was the Word provides a sweeping, engaging, and insightful survey of the relationship between the Bible and public issues from the beginning of European settlement through the American Revolution. It focuses throughout on how people negotiated between the Bible and other social authorities, such as ecclesiastical tradition, national and imperial politics, and economic mandates.