My Princess Bible Purse is a lovely new inspirational book, perfect for young children. With bright illustrations and charming, rhyming text, this book is a wonderful introduction to learning all about the wonderful gifts God gives to us. Children will love to learn the Fruits of the Spirit (gifts God gives to us such as love, joy, peace and patience) described in a way they can understand and relate to. It is a fabulous book for both parents and children to enjoy together. The carry-me handle means this gorgeous book will be taken and read everywhere.

Sparkly fun for the princess who’s pretty inside and out! With simple text and lively illustrations, My Princess Bible Purse provides child-friendly examples of the characteristics that God develops in our lives. These qualities, such as love, joy, peace, and patience, result from the work of God's Holy Spirit in each one of us. The “carry-me” handle is perfect for little hands to pick up and carry with them wherever they go! Meets national education standards.

Children's Bibles have been among the most popular and influential types of religious publications in the United States, providing many Americans with their first formative experiences of the Bible and its stories. In Children's Bibles in America, Russell W. Dalton explores the variety of ways in which children's Bibles have adapted, illustrated, and retold Bible stories for children throughout U.S. history. This reception history of the story of Noah as it appears in children's Bibles provides striking examples of the multivalence and malleability of biblical texts, and offers intriguing snapshots of American culture and American religion in their most basic forms. Dalton demonstrates the ways in which children's Bibles reflect and reveal America's diverse and changing beliefs about God, childhood, morality, and what must be passed on to the next generation. Dalton uses the popular story of Noah's ark as a case study, exploring how it has been adapted and appropriated to serve in a variety of social agendas. Throughout America's history, the image of God in children's Bible adaptations of the story of Noah has ranged from that of a powerful, angry God who might destroy children at any time to that of a friendly God who will always keep children safe. At the same time, Noah has been lifted up as a model of virtues ranging from hard work and humble obedience to patience and positive thinking. Dalton explores these uses of the story of Noah and more as he engages the fields of biblical studies, the history of religion in America, religious education, childhood studies, and children's literature.

"These 20 stories about women in the Bible will show your little girl what it means to be a true princess--God's princess"--P. [4] of cover. On board pages.

Your very own princess story collection with neat little folder-over purse closure and handle to carry the book around everywhere you go!

There is a paradox in American Christianity. According to Gallup, nearly eight in ten Americans regard the Bible as either the literal word of God or inspired by God. At the same time, surveys have revealed gaps in these same Americans' biblical literacy. These discrepancies reveal the complex relationship between American Christians and Holy Writ, a subject that is widely acknowledged but rarely investigated. The Bible in American Life is a sustained, collaborative reflection on the ways Americans use the Bible in their personal lives. It also considers how other influences, including religious communities and the Internet, shape individuals' comprehension of scripture. Employing both quantitative methods (the General Social Survey and the National Congregations Study) and qualitative research (historical studies for context), The Bible in American Life provides an unprecedented perspective on the Bible's role outside of worship, in the lived religion of a broad cross-section of Americans both now and in the past. The Bible has been central to Christian practice, and has functioned as a cultural touchstone From the broadest scale imaginable, national survey data about all Americans, down to the smallest details, such as the portrayal of Noah and his ark in children's Bibles, this book offers insight and illumination from scholars across the intellectual spectrum. It will be useful and informative for scholars seeking to understand changes in American Christianity as well as clergy seeking more effective ways to preach and teach about scripture in a changing environment.