The Book of Books The Radical Impact of the King James Bible 1611-2011

by Bragg, Melvyn

• ISBN13: 9781619020108
• ISBN10: 1619020106
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-08-21
• Publisher: Counterpoint

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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