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. - Publisher.

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Endorsed In Its Time By Francis Scott Key, John Jay, And Theodore Roosevelt, The American Bible Society (abs) Is A Seminar Institution For American Protestants. The Groups Were 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. This Work Examines This Topic. -- Provided By Publisher. The Bible Cause In America -- The American Bible Society -- Towards A Christian Nation -- A Bible For Every American Family -- The Business Of Benevolence -- The Bible Is The Religion Of Protestants -- A Bible House Divided -- Rebuilding A Christian Nation -- The American Bible Society In An Age Of Immigration -- The Bible Cause In The West -- Abs In The Levant -- The Abs In Mexico -- China -- The Abs And African Americans In The Wake Of Reconstruction -- The American Bible Society And The War To End All Wars -- The Bible In Times Of Plenty And Want -- Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear -- Bibles, Not Bombs -- Asia -- The Bible And One World -- The Bible Cause At Home In A Post-war World -- God's Word For A New Age -- Catholics -- Good News -- More Good News -- The Bible Cause In The Worst Of Times -- God And Country -- Engaging The Bible. John Fea. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 317-345) And Index.

Cover 1
The Bible Cause 4
Copyright 5
Contents 6
Acknowledgments 8
Introduction 12
1. The Bible Cause in America 19
2. The American Bible Society 30
3. Toward a Christian Nation 41
4. A Bible for Every American Family 51
5. The Business of Benevolence 62
6. The Bible is the Religion of Protestants 72
7. A Bible House Divided 83
8. Rebuilding a Christian Nation 95
9. The Bible Cause in an Age of Immigration and Expansion 106
10. The Levant 119
11. Mexico 131
12. China 142
13. African Americans in the Wake of Reconstruction 154
14. The War to End All Wars 164
15. The Bible in Times of Plenty and Want 174
16. Perfect Love Casteth Out Fear 185
17. Bibles, Not Bombs 197
18. Asia 208
19. The Bible and One World 220
20. The Bible Cause at Home in a Postwar World 231
21. God’s Word for a New Age 243
22. Catholics 254
23. Good News 264
24. More Good News 275
25. The Bible Cause in the Worst of Times 287
26. God and Country 296
27. Engaging the Age of Evangelicalism 308
Epilogue: The Bible Cause in the Twenty-​First Century 321
Notes 328
Index 358

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