A people of one book : the Bible and the Victorians / Timothy Larsen.
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| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Physical Description: | 326 pages ; 24 cm |
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Contents:
- Anglo-Catholics: E.B. Pusey and Holy Scripture
- Roman Catholics: Nicholas Wiseman and Sacred Scripture
- Atheists: Charles Bradlaugh, Annie Besant, and 'this indictable book'
- Methodists and Holiness: Catherine Booth, William Cooke, and the Scriptures
- Liberal Anglicans: Florence Nightingale and the Bible
- Unitarians: Mary Carpenter and the Sacred Writings
- Quakers: Elizabeth Fry and 'Reading'
- Agnostics: T.H. Huxley and bibliolatry
- Evangelical Anglicans: Josephine Butler and the Word of God
- Orthodox Old Dissent: C.H. Spurgeon and 'The Book'
- Conclusion: Spiritualism, Judaism, and the Brethren: A people of one book.