Bible Nation

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The United States of Hobby Lobby

By Candida R. Moss and Joel S. Baden

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Bible Nation investigates how the billionaire Green family, owners of Hobby Lobby, are using their wealth to significantly increase the Bible's presence in American culture. Candida Moss and Joel Baden detail the Greens' projects, including imposing a Bible curriculum in public schools, assembling a vast collection of biblical antiquities, controlling associated scholarly research, and building the $500 million Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. The book questions the implications of these ventures on academic integrity, the antiquities trade, and the influence of private faith in public life.
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Ideal for readers interested in religion, American politics, investigative journalism, and debates about the intersection of faith, money, and public life.

How the billionaire owners of Hobby Lobby are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make America a "Bible nation"The Greens of Oklahoma City-the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores-are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible's influence on American society. In Bible Nat

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How the billionaire owners of Hobby Lobby are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to make America a Bible nation.

The Greens of Oklahoma City—the billionaire owners of the Hobby Lobby chain of craft stores—are spending hundreds of millions of dollars in an ambitious effort to increase the Bible's influence on American society. In Bible Nation, Candida Moss and Joel Baden provide the first in-depth investigative account of the Greens' sweeping Bible projects.

Moss and Baden tell the story of the Greens' efforts to place a Bible curriculum in public schools; their rapid acquisition of an unparalleled collection of biblical antiquities; their creation of a closely controlled group of scholars to study and promote the collection; and their construction of a $500 million Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.

Revealing how all these initiatives promote a very particular set of beliefs about the Bible, the book raises serious questions about the trade in biblical antiquities, the integrity of academic research, and the place of private belief in public life.

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Praised as a remarkable fusion of biblical studies and investigative journalism by Sarah Posner, Washington Post, Bible Nation presents an exhaustively reported and scrupulously fair account of the Greens' convictions and controversies, according to Sarah Jones, New Republic. It's described by Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star Tribune as a geek’s delight blending historical intrigue with theological debate. Publishers Weekly calls it a timely read on money, faith, and politics, while Library Journal highlights its examination of private belief infiltrating public institutions.

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ISBN: 9780691191706

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2019

Country: United States

Imprint: Princeton University Press

Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 156.0mm

Height: 235.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 252

Collections

Candida R. Moss Education & Reference History & Archaeology History & Military Joel S. Baden Non-Fiction Politics & Current Affairs Religion & Spirituality

About the Author

Candida R. Moss is the Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology at the University of Birmingham. Joel S. Baden is professor of Hebrew Bible at Yale Divinity School.