Reviews
Praise for Alister McGrath'sIn the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture "Engrossing . . . McGrath's elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject." -Los Angeles Times "An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath's engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation." -Boston Globe "An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling." -Publishers Weekly "McGrath's book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted." -The Times(London), Praise for Alister McGrath's "In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture ""Engrossing . . . McGrath's elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject." --"Los Angeles Times" "An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath's engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation." --"Boston Globe ""An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling." --"Publishers Weekly" "McGrath's book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted." --"The Times" (London), Praise for Alister McGrath's In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture "Engrossing . . . McGrath's elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject." -Los Angeles Times "An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath's engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation." -Boston Globe "An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling." -Publishers Weekly "McGrath's book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted." -The Times (London), Praise for Alister McGrath's In the Beginning: The Story of the King James Bible and How It Changed a Nation, a Language, and a Culture "Engrossing . . . McGrath's elegantly clear account is worthy of his great subject." - Los Angeles Times "An absorbing narrative chronicling three centuries of cultural, religious, and political history . . . McGrath's engrossing book is a necessary read for anyone interested in understanding why [the King James] Bible stands apart from any other translation." - Boston Globe "An engaging chronicle . . . This is a tale ripe for the telling." - Publishers Weekly "McGrath's book condenses a library of research materials, impenetrable to anyone but a theologian and historian, to present a straightforward, stirring, mercifully unsubtle account of a cultural icon we take for granted." - The Times (London)
