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The Pope and Workers' RightsSeptember 20, 2021The Industrial Revolution — it's been both celebrated and condemned. While it greatly increased productivity and access to consumer goods, it also led to long working hours in dangerous factor ...
The Protestant Work EthicSeptember 13, 2021One of the great puzzles of history is why some societies thrive and others do not. Capitalism emerged in the late Middle Ages and became an engine of growth that propelled northern Europe into a worl ...
Braille and ASL BiblesAugust 30, 2021The 2010 filmThe Book of Eli stars Denzel Washington as a drifter in a post-apocalyptic America. As he and the other survivors are hunted by gangs, Eli closely guards his prize possession: the last kn ...
Family BiblesAugust 23, 2021Family Bibles are often kept by several generations. Specially designated blank pages, usually near the front of the book, serve as a register of important family dates. These Bibles are of great s ...
Illustrated BiblesAugust 16, 2021Walk into any religious bookstore today and you’ll find dozens of illustrated Bibles. And not just for children; there are plenty for adults, too, like the Illustrated Study Bible. It includes more ...
Scholarly Editions in GreekAugust 9, 2021Here at the Museum of the Bible there’s one thing you can’t miss—there are many ancient manuscripts of the Bible. But none of these are the original copy of the text. These ancient manuscripts w ...
American Bible SocietyAugust 2, 2021George Washington. Benjamin Franklin. Thomas Jefferson. The names of America’s founders resound through history. John Adams, Alexander Hamilton, Elias Boudinot. Wait. I’ve never heard of Eli ...
Washington's InaugurationJuly 26, 2021It was April 30, 1789, in New York City. Moments before the inauguration of the first president of the United States someone realized … no one had brought a Bible. Jacob Morton, the Marshal of ...
Quakers and the Liberty BellJuly 19, 2021Few people know that the story of the Liberty Bell begins with the Bible and the particular way the Pennsylvania Quakers interpreted it. Quakerism is a movement that emerged within Christianity in Eng ...
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