American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon

by Stephen Prothero

Hardcover, 2003

Status

Available

Call number

BT203 .P76

Tags

Jesus Christ -- Person and offices, United States -- Religion

Genres

Publication

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (2003), Edition: 1st, 376 pages

Description

"Stephen Prothero's American Jesus is a major new work of history: a vivid chronicle of the distinctive "images of Jesus" cherished by the American people, and an incisive account of Jesus' transformation, in Americans' hearts and minds, from crucified Lord to folk hero, from divinity to celebrity."--Jacket.

LCC

BT203 .P76

Original publication date

2003

Physical description

376 p.; 6.22 inches

ISBN

0374178909 / 9780374178901

Barcode

31342000020676

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