God's Agents :
Engelke, Matthew.
God's Agents : Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. - 1 online resource. - The anthropology of Christianity ; 15 . - Anthropology of Christianity ; 15. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index.
The British and Foreign Bible Society is one of the most illustrious Christian charities in the United Kingdom. Founded by evangelicals in the early nineteenth century and inspired by developments in printing technology, its goal has always been to make Bibles universally available. Over the past several decades, though, Bible Society has faced a radically different world, especially in its work in England. Where the Society once had a grateful and engaged reading public, it now faces apathy-even antipathy-for its cause. These days, it seems, no one in England wants a Bible, and no one wants o.
1299952852 9781299952850 9780520957107 0520957105
526536 MIL 22573/ctt4bnkbd JSTOR
British and Foreign Bible Society.
British and Foreign Bible Society.
Bible--Publication and distribution--Great Britain.
Evangelistic work--Great Britain.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
Electronic books.
BV2369 / .E55 2013eb
267 267/.13
God's Agents : Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England. - Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. - 1 online resource. - The anthropology of Christianity ; 15 . - Anthropology of Christianity ; 15. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index.
The British and Foreign Bible Society is one of the most illustrious Christian charities in the United Kingdom. Founded by evangelicals in the early nineteenth century and inspired by developments in printing technology, its goal has always been to make Bibles universally available. Over the past several decades, though, Bible Society has faced a radically different world, especially in its work in England. Where the Society once had a grateful and engaged reading public, it now faces apathy-even antipathy-for its cause. These days, it seems, no one in England wants a Bible, and no one wants o.
1299952852 9781299952850 9780520957107 0520957105
526536 MIL 22573/ctt4bnkbd JSTOR
British and Foreign Bible Society.
British and Foreign Bible Society.
Bible--Publication and distribution--Great Britain.
Evangelistic work--Great Britain.
RELIGION--Institutions & Organizations.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Anthropology--General.
Electronic books.
BV2369 / .E55 2013eb
267 267/.13
