The Bible in the Age of Empire: A Cultural History

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The Bible in the Age of Empire examines the bible during a period of history when European countries were expanding their reach, and during a period of huge industrial and political change. The contributors examine how the bible developed as a cultural text during this time, facing new challenges to its authority from the work of Charles Darwin, as well as having its authority used to justify the colonial project and the suppression of indigenous peoples. The volume takes several key areas of focus to examine how the bible impacted and was impacted upon by the culture of the period, using lenses such as art, literature and politics. Each contributor examines the bible's interaction with their given topic, providing an overview of the cultural history of the bible and the topic in the age of empire.

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Scott McLaren teaches in the Graduate Programme and is Associate Librarian at York University, Canada.