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Film, Video The Bible in American Public Life, 1860-2005

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Title

  • The Bible in American Public Life, 1860-2005

Summary

  • In his talk, "Dilemmas at the Center, Insights from the Margins," Noll, holder of the Cary and Ann Maguire Chair in Ethics and American History at the Library's John W. Kluge Center, explained how using the Bible in a political context can present some interesting questions and dilemmas, such as: Does greater use of the Bible encourage religious integrity, or does it make the Bible seem more exclusionary in a religiously pluralistic nation? He also examined some American groups who were very much committed to the Bible and how they used the Bible despite the fact that they did not appear to capture the attention of the mainstream at the time. Finally, Noll attempted to draw some conclusions about the use of the Bible in contemporary and future public life in the United States.

Names

  • Library of Congress
  • John W. Kluge Center (Library of Congress), sponsoring body

Created / Published

  • Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress, 2005-04-21.

Headings

  • -  Bible, religion
  • -  Religion

Notes

  • -  Classification: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion.
  • -  Mark Noll.
  • -  Recorded on 2005-04-21.
  • -  Kids, Families.
  • -  Researchers.
  • -  Teachers.

Medium

  • 1 online resource

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021687688

Online Format

  • video
  • image
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. The Bible in American Public Life, -2005. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-21, 2005. Video. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687688/.

APA citation style:

Library Of Congress & John W. Kluge Center, S. B. (2005) The Bible in American Public Life, -2005. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-21. [Video] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021687688/.

MLA citation style:

Library Of Congress, and Sponsoring Body John W. Kluge Center. The Bible in American Public Life, -2005. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, -04-21, 2005. Video. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021687688/>.