King James is alive and well. The King James Version of the Bible, that is. In fact, it's the most widely read translation in America. Although Zondervan's NIV far surpassed the KJV in sales some time ago, 55 percent of people who've read the Bible outside of a worship service in the past year still prefer to read from the KJV, according to the studies analyzed in the introduction to a new book coedited by Philip Goff, Arthur E. Farnsley II, and Peter J. Thuesen.
In this impressive collection, 30 scholars contribute to an immense sociological review of who reads the Bible, how they read it, and how their reading has shaped American culture.
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