03277cam a2200697Ma 4500 ocn859380681 OCoLC 20200709055958.0 m d cr |n||||||||| 131004s2013 xx ob 001 0 eng d IDEBK eng pn IDEBK OCLCQ HEBIS EBLCP CN3GA MHW OCLCO N$T JSTOR E7B CDX JSTOR OCLCQ OCLCA NLGGC OCLCQ YDXCP COO OCLCQ UKOUP VLB 867631261 961559001 962710725 1299952852 (electronic bk.) 9781299952850 (electronic bk.) 9780520957107 (electronic bk.) 0520957105 (electronic bk.) 9780520280465 0520280466 9780520280472 0520280474 (OCoLC)859380681 (OCoLC)867631261 (OCoLC)961559001 (OCoLC)962710725 526536 MIL 22573/ctt4bnkbd JSTOR e-uk--- BV2369 .E55 2013eb REL 016000 bisacsh SOC002000 bisacsh 267 267/.13 MAIN Engelke, Matthew. God's Agents : Biblical Publicity in Contemporary England. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2013. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier The anthropology of Christianity ; 15 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. Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-266) and index. Print version record. Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Bible Publication and distribution Great Britain. British and Foreign Bible Society. British and Foreign Bible Society. Evangelistic work Great Britain. RELIGION Institutions & Organizations. bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE Anthropology General. bisacsh Electronic books. Print version: 9781299952850 Anthropology of Christianity ; 15. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=645710 Oxford University Press USA OUPR EDZ0000229742 Coutts Information Services COUT 26259714 EBL - Ebook Library EBLB EBL1423569 ebrary EBRY ebr10773725 EBSCOhost EBSC 645710 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis26259714 YBP Library Services YANK 11224694 92 N$T 53990 53990