Jesus made in America : a cultural history from the Puritans to The passion of the Christ / Stephen J. Nichols.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: Downers Grove, Ill. : IVP Academic, c2008.Description: 237 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780830828494 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 0830828494 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BR 517 .N53 2008
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Contents:
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.
Summary: Explores the evolution of Christianity in American culture from the seventeenth through the early twenty-first centuries, examining how American notions of Jesus were shaped by cultural sensibilities during different periods in history.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [228]-231) and index.

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.

Explores the evolution of Christianity in American culture from the seventeenth through the early twenty-first centuries, examining how American notions of Jesus were shaped by cultural sensibilities during different periods in history.

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