The Book of Books The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011
by Bragg, MelvynFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2012-08-21
Publisher(s): Counterpoint
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Summary
The King James Bible has often been called "The Book of Books," both as itself and for what it stands for. Since its publication in 1611, it has been the best-selling book in the world. No other book has had greater impact.
Author Biography
Melvyn Bragg is a best-selling author of numerous fiction and nonfiction books, including The Adventure of English. He is the host of the incredibly popular arts program The South Bank Show, which airs in 60 countries including the United states. The show has been on the air, with Bragg as the host, since 1978. He lives in London and Cumbria.
Table of Contents
| Prologue | p. 1 |
| From Hampton Court to New England | |
| The Scope of It | p. 5 |
| The Road to 1611 | p. 12 |
| The Foundation is Laid | p. 21 |
| The King James Version is Commissioned | p. 32 |
| The Four Companies | p. 41 |
| The Mayflower and the Covenant | p. 53 |
| The Bible in the Civil Wars (1642-51) | p. 68 |
| The New Map | p. 81 |
| The Great Awakening | p. 93 |
| The Impact on Culture | |
| The Royal Society (1660): Early Modern Science and the Bible | p. 109 |
| Language | p. 119 |
| The Bible Itself as Literature | p. 130 |
| From Shakespeare - The Bible and Literature(1) | p. 140 |
| American Literature and the Twentieth Century - The Bible and Literature (2) | p. 164 |
| The Eighteenth-Century Enlightenment | p. 182 |
| The Matter of Richard Dawkins: The New Enlightenment | p. 194 |
| Mary Wollstonecraft and William Wilberforce | p. 210 |
| The Impact on Society | |
| Slavery and the Civil War in America (1) | p. 229 |
| Slavery and the Civil War in America (2) | p. 243 |
| The Bible and Education | p. 259 |
| On a Mission Around the World | p. 271 |
| The Bible and Sex | p. 287 |
| The Bible and Women | p. 310 |
| Christian Socialism and the Social Gospel | p. 324 |
| The Bible and Democracy | p. 335 |
| Afterword | p. 345 |
| Acknowledgements | p. 349 |
| Select Bibliography | p. 351 |
| Index | p. 355 |
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