This book gathers and contextualizes primary sources from the period of the first European settlers to the present day, illuminating the significant role of the

There is a paradox in American Christianity. According to Gallup, nearly eight in ten Americans regard the Bible as either the literal word of God or inspired b

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 Unite

"An American Bible is an extremely compelling piece of cultural history that succeeds in making rich rather than schematic sense of the major dramas that lay be

"Perhaps more than any other nation, America has been shaped by the Bible. In The Bible in America, a group of young scholars explore the ambiguous and complex