Bibliograph

Bible nation, the United States of Hobby Lobby, Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden ; with a new afterword by the authors

Type

Label

Bible nation, the United States of Hobby Lobby, Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden ; with a new afterword by the authors

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Bible nation

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1059254068

Responsibility statement

Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden ; with a new afterword by the authors

Sub title

the United States of Hobby Lobby

Summary

"The Greens of Oklahoma City--the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores--are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible's influence on American society. In Bible Nation, Candida Moss and Joel Baden provide the first in-depth investigative account of the Greens' sweeping Bible projects. Moss and Baden tell the story of the Greens' efforts to place a Bible curriculum in public schools; their rapid acquisition of an unparalleled collection of biblical antiquities; their creation of a closely controlled group of scholars to study and promote the collection; and their construction of a $500 million Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Revealing how all these initiatives promote a very particular set of beliefs about the Bible, the book raises serious questions about the trade in biblical antiquities, the integrity of academic research, and the place of private belief in public life."--Back cover

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The collection -- The Green scholars' initiative -- Education -- The Museum of the Bible -- Conclusion

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