The state of Alabama has picked a Bible textbook for state public schools. The book they’ve chosen is The Bible and its Influence, a publication of the Bible Literacy Project. I believe we talked about this here when the idea was first being floated—a book about the Bible for students, designed to satisfy both sides of the “should the Bible be taught in public schools” debate:

The textbook is a product of the Bible Literacy Project, founded and run by Chuck Stetson, a conservative Christian New York-based equity fund executive. Assessing scripture and its subsequent influence on literature, art, philosophy and political culture, it was specifically designed to avoid the Constitution’s church-state barriers. Although the text, which has been on the market for two years, is now taught in 163 schools in 35 states, no state had previously endorsed it.

Sounds pretty reasonable to me. Have any TC readers seen the textbook and wish to comment?