The Bible In Australia A Cultural History

Author: Meredith Lake

Stock information

General Fields

  • : $32.99 AUD
  • : 9781742237213
  • : NewSouth Publishing
  • : NewSouth
  • :
  • : 0.498952
  • : November 2020
  • :
  • : 32.99
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Meredith Lake
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
  • :
Barcode 9781742237213
9781742237213

Description

The revelatory story of the Bible in Australia, from the convict era to the Mabo land rights campaign, Nick Cave, the Bra Boys, and beyond. Thought to be everything from the word of God to a resented imposition, the Bible has been debated, painted, rejected, translated, read, gossiped about, preached, and tattooed. At a time when public discussion of religion is deeply polarised, Meredith Lake reveals the Bible's dynamic influence in Australia and offers an innovative new perspective on Christianity and its changing role in our society. In the hands of writers, artists, wowsers, Bible-bashers, immigrants, suffragists, evangelists, unionists, Indigenous activists, and many more. A must-read for sceptics, the curious, the lapsed, the devout, the believer, and non-believer.