Jordan and Hunter talk with Mark Noll about his book "America's Book." They cover topics like: What was the relationship between American republicanism and the Bible? How did Americans preserve a distinctly Christian culture but without the mechanisms of establishment? Why did many Americans read the Bible's narratives as demonstrating God's special attention to the US? How did the Bible inspire hope for black Americans and inspire others to challenge racism while others use it to support white supremacy? How did the Bible shape the political discourse leading up to civil war? Is a “Bible civilization” something Christians should hope to recover?
Resources:
1) America's Book, Mark Noll
2) America's God, Mark Noll
3) The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, Mark Noll
