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American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ American Jesus walks through the different views of Jesus throughout the nation’s history Jesus is a national icon because he is up for interpretation If you don’t like someone’s view of Jesus you can change it to make it yours Your view of Jesus is up to you

American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon is a well researched antidote rich sometimes dense history of American’s ever changing understanding of Jesus and by extension Christ and the Christian church throughout United States history

American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ Our nations changing images of Jesus Stephen Prothero contends are a kind of looking class into the national character Even as most Christian believers cleave to a traditional faith other people give Jesus a leading role as folk hero pitchman and countercultural icon

AMERICAN JESUS How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ Indeed as Boston University historian Prothero demonstrates in this sparkling and engrossing book Jesus is the one religious figure nearly every American whether Christian or not past and present has embraced From Thomas Jeffersons cutandpaste Bible to Jesus Christ Superstar

American Jesus How The Son of God Became a National Icon ~ American Jesus How The Son of God Became a National Icon 9780374529567 by Stephen Prothero Hear about sales receive special offers more You can unsubscribe at any time

American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon Reviewer Patrick Q Mason When Jesus asked his disciples Whom do men say that I the Son of man am they answered that some rumored him to be John the Baptist others said he was Elijah and still others thought he was Jeremiah or another one of the prophets

American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ Jesus the Black Messiah Jesus the Jew Jesus the Hindu sage Jesus the HaightAsbury hippie these Jesuses join the traditional figure of Jesus Christ in American Jesus which was acclaimed upon publication in hardcover as an altogether fresh exploration of American historyand as the liveliest book about Jesus to appear in English in years

Project MUSE American Jesus How the Son of God Became a ~ American Jesus is both broad in its aims and detailed in its descriptions Protheros account of how Jesus has become a national symbol if not the icon in the United States is a highly accessible cultural history one that examines how Jesus has been imagined and reimagined by Americans

American Jesus How the Son of God Became a National Icon ~ AMERICAN JESUS How the Son of God Became a National Icon User Review Kirkus Wry and pungent wanderings in the footsteps of You Know o ReligionBoston Univ declares upfront that