Jesus Made in America A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ

Name: Jesus Made in America A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ
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ISBN: 9780830828494

ISBN-10: 0830828494

ISBN-13: 9780830828494

Edition: 2008

Authors: Stephen J. Nichols

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Stephen Nichols traces the changing face of Jesus throughout the successive cultural eras in American history. Beginning with the Puritans and ending with the Religious Right, he demonstrates the influence of popular culture upon American Christian views of Jesus at every stage along the way.

Book details

List price: $32.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Publication date: 4/4/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 237
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The Puritan Christ: Image and Word in Early New England



Jesus for a New Republic: The Politics and Piety of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington and Paine



Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild: Nineteenth-Century Makeovers from the Frontier to Victorian Culture



Jesus, Hero for the Modern World: Harry Emerson Fosdick, J. Gresham Machen and the Real Meaning of Christmas



Jesus on Vinyl: From the Jesus People to Contemporary Christian Music



Jesus on the Big Screen: The Passion for Hollywood



Jesus on a Bracelet: Christ, Commodification and Consumer Culture



Jesus on the Right Wing: Christ and Politics in America


Epilogue: Jesus and the Gospel in the Twenty-First Century


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Index