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This collection of essays evaluates how the Bible continues to influence American art, literature, music, politics, education, and social movements. In this one-volume update of the Society of Biblical Literature's Bible in American Culture series of the 1980s, contributors illustrate how biblical themes infuse US culture and are in turn transformed by it.

This collection of essays evaluates how the Bible continues to influence American art, literature, music, politics, education, and social movements. In this one-volume update of the Society of Biblical Literature's Bible in American Culture series of the 1980s, contributors illustrate how biblical themes infuse US culture and are in turn transformed by it.

This text gathers and contextualizes primary sources from the period of the first European settlers to the present day, illuminating the significant role of the Bible in American history and culture. From political speeches to pop songs, the biblical presence in American culture is hard to ignore.

From political speeches to pop songs, the biblical presence in American culture is hard to ignore. This sourcebook gathers and contextualizes a remarkable series of primary texts to illuminate the varied uses of the Bible in American life. Topics covered include the publication and distribution of the Bible, the use of the Bible in debates over slavery, homosexuality, feminism and civil rights, and biblical sources in works of art, music, poet...