A People of One Book

A People of One Book
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9780199570096
ISBN-13 : 0199570094
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Book Synopsis A People of One Book by : Timothy Larsen

Download or read book A People of One Book written by Timothy Larsen and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-01-27 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book vividly recovers the lost world of the Victorians in which everyone thought, spoke, and argued through scripture. Larsen presents lively individual case studies of well known figures from different religious and sceptical traditions, including Florence Nightingale, T. H. Huxley, C. H. Spurgeon and Catherine Booth.


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Although the Victorians were awash in texts, the Bible was such a pervasive and dominant presence that they may fittingly be thought of as 'a people of one book