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Meredith Lake, “The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History” (NewSouth Publishing, 2018)
Meredith Lake, “The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History” (NewSouth Publishing, 2018)
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Aug 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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In her new book, The Bible in Australia: A Cultural History (NewSouth Publishing, 2018), historian Meredith Lake explores the various, often surprising ways Australians throughout history have read, utilized, and fought over the Bible. In ways both religious and deeply secular, the Bible has played a contested but defining role in the country’s political, social, and cultural debates.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Aug 31, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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