Overview
Examines what went wrong with the atheist dream, and explains why religion and faith are destined to play a central role in the twenty-first century. This book traces the history of atheism from its emergence in eighteenth-century Europe, to its golden age in the first half of the twentieth century.
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Author: Alister McGrath, DPhil, DD
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
Imprint: Image Books
Dimensions:
Width: 14.10cm
, Height: 1.70cm
, Length: 21.10cm
Weight: 0.283kg
ISBN: 9780385500623
ISBN 10: 0385500629
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 21 February 2006
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
Praise for Alister McGrath s In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture Engrossing . . . McGrath s elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject. Los Angeles Times An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath s engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation. Boston Globe An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling. Publishers Weekly McGrath s book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted. The Times (London)
Praise for Alister McGrath's In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture<br> Engrossing . . . McGrath's elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject. <br>-- Los Angeles Times <br> An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath's engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation. <br>-- Boston Globe<br> An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling. <br>-- Publishers Weekly <br> McGrath's book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted. <br>-- The Times (London)
Author Information
ALISTER McGRATH is a professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University and Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford. He is author of numerous books, including In the Beginning, The Reenchantment of Nature, and The Journey; a consulting editor of Christianity Today; and the general editor of The NIV Thematic Study Bible. He lives in Oxford, England.
