{"product_id":"american-jesus-how-the-son-of-god-became-a-national-icon-paperback","title":"American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Prothero\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJesus the Black Messiah; Jesus the Jew; Jesus the Hindu sage; Jesus the Haight-Asbury hippie: these Jesuses join the traditional figure of Jesus Christ in \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e, which was acclaimed upon publication in hardcover as an altogether fresh exploration of American history--and as the liveliest book about Jesus to appear in English in years. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOur nation's 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. And so it has been since the nation's founding--from Thomas Jefferson, who took scissors to his New Testament to sort out true from false Jesus material; to the Jews, Buddhists and Muslims who fit Jesus into their own traditions; to the people who adapt Jesus for stage and screen and the Holy Land theme park. \u003ci\u003eAmerican Jesus\u003c\/i\u003e is \"a lively, illuminating and accessible survey that takes us into unexpected corners of our shared religious heritage\" (Dan Cryer, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephen Prothero\u003c\/b\u003e is the chairman of the Department of Religion at Boston University. He is the author of\u003ci\u003e The White Buddhist: The Asian Odyssey of Henry Steel Olcott\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePurified by Fire: Cremation in American Culture\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written for \u003ci\u003eSalon \u003c\/i\u003eand other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759239823648,"sku":"9780374529567","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/25f800ec90d49a665ea8765fecfe1f82.webp?v=1780146506","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/american-jesus-how-the-son-of-god-became-a-national-icon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}