false 23011 4 <I>In the Beginning</I> is Alister McGrath's history of the King James Bible, and as the subtitle explains, his explanation of "How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture." McGrath's story begins with the development of the printing press, describes the forces (before, during, and after the Reformation) fueling the demand for English vernacular translations of the Bible, and considers the impact of the King James Version on Western worship and politics. McGrath deftly blends an arch and charming, donnish argot with breezy, tough, brass-tacks directness. Of the ongoing process of creating new biblical translations, he writes, "It has yet to end; indeed, it will not end, until either history is brought to a close or English ceases to be a living language." Elsewhere, describing the cultural influence of the Authorized Version, he explains, "Without the King James Bible, there would have been no <I>Paradise Lost</I>, no <I>Pilgrim's Progress</I>, no Handel's <I>Messiah</I>, no Negro spirituals, and no Gettysburg address.") A professor of historical theology at the University of Oxford, McGrath has written a number of popular books about Christianity (including <I>Theology for Amateurs</I>). <I>In The Beginning</I> continues his work of making complex matters of theological thought and history accessible to a wider audience. <I>--Michael Joseph Gross</I> 1972784 2001 In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture total:62|5:14|4:26|3:17|2:5| 62 235 100 20 2 1 false false Tue Apr 01 20:20:45 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 30 17:55:54 -0800 2008 Tue Apr 01 20:19:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 08 10:26:37 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 08 10:32:55 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 06:11:32 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 06:11:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Apr 18 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Apr 03 14:54:57 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 14:54:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 09:18:27 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 09:34:45 -0700 2009 2 1 false false Wed Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 16:16:07 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 16:18:36 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Mar 22 13:51:31 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 22 13:53:10 -0700 2009
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