Historian and Author

Thomas Kidd

1 article 2016

Thomas Kidd is a historian and author known for his work on American religious history. He contributed to The Weekly Standard in 2016, writing about topics related to faith and public discourse. He is a professor of history at Baylor University and has authored numerous books on religion in early America.

Get Out the Word

June 24, 2016 · book reviews, Magazine, Books and Arts

Everyone except the most rigid secularists would agree that the Bible has been the most influential book in American history. The American Bible Society (ABS), founded in 1816, has been the most important agency in putting Bibles into Americans’ hands. Tracking the number of Bibles the ABS has…