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Zusatztext For two hundred years, supporters have opened their wallets to fund the [American Bible Society], trekked into unknown lands on its behalf, and distributed Bibles with its name stamped inside the cover. Fea tells this story perceptively and with care. He ably sets the ABS in the context of US history in a way that makes The Bible Cause especially helpful for those interested in the history of missions, US imperialism, the Bible (both in the United States and globally), and biblical translation. Ultimately, Fea's work offers a well-researched and thoughtfully argued account of the institution and people who dedicated themselves to the Bible cause. Informationen zum Autor John Fea is Professor of American History and Chair of the Department of History at Messiah College. Klappentext Endorsed in its time by Francis Scott Key, John Jay, and Theodore Roosevelt, the American Bible Society (ABS) is a seminal institution for American Protestants. The group was founded in 1816 with the goal of distributing free copies of the Bible in local languages throughout the world. Today, the ABS is a Christian ministry based in Philadelphia with a $300 million endowment and a mission to engage 100 million Americans with the Bible by 2025. In The Bible Cause, noted historian of American religion John Fea demonstrates how the ABS's primary mission - to place the Bible in the hands of as many people as possible - has caused the history of the organization to intersect at nearly every point with the history of the United States. For the last two hundred years, the ABS has steadily increased its influence both at home and abroad, working with all Christian denominations in the US and internationally, aligning itself whenever possible with the gatekeepers of American religious culture. Over the years ABS Bibles could be found in hotel rooms, bookstores, and airports; on steam boats, college and university campuses; the Internet; and even behind the Iron Curtain. Its agents, Bibles in hand, could be found on the front lines of every American military conflict from the Mexican-American War to the Iraq War. However and wherever the United States developed, the ABS was there. Throughout the last two centuries ABS has never wavered in its mission, and its commitment to be the guardian of a Christian civilization has been proven many times over. Zusammenfassung The Bible Cause chronicles the role that the American Bible Society has played throughout America's history, from its founding in 1816 to the present day, as it has met the spiritual needs of Americans through the translation and publication of the Bible and has positioned itself as guardian of a Christian civilization. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Bible Cause in America 2. The American Bible Society 3. Towards a Christian Nation 4. A Bible For Every American Family 5. The Business of Benevolence 6. The Bible is the Religion of Protestants 7. A Bible House Divided 8. Rebuilding a Christian Nation 9. The Bible Cause in an Age of Immigration and Expansion 10. ABS in the Levant 11. The ABS in Mexico 12. China 13. The ABS and African Americans in the Wake of Reconstruction 14. The American Bible Society and the War to End All Wars 15. The Bible in Times of Plenty and Want 16. Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear 17. Bibles, Not Bombs 18. Asia 19. The Bible and One World 20. The Bible Cause at Home in a Post-War World 21. God's Word for a New Age 22. Catholics 23. Good News 24. More Good News 25. The Bible Cause in the "Worst of Times" 26. God and Country 27. Engaging the Age of Evangelicalism Epilogue: The Bible Cause in the Twenty-First Century ...
