Traces the seminal role that the figure of Jesus has played in America's cultural and intellectual history and discusses six important ways in which Jesus has been portrayed and understood in American culture--moral teacher, social reformer, cultural critic, healer, miracle worker, and redeemer. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
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“An elegant and powerful history by one of the great scholars of American culture, deeply researched and deeply felt.” (Robert Orsi, Warren Professor of the History of Religion in America, Harvard University)
“Utilizing a unique angle of vision, Richard Fox has presented a highly personal, highly competent portrait of American religion.” (Edwin S. Gaustad, co-author of A Religious History of America)
“Fox delivers a grand history of the multiple incarnations of Jesus in American culture.” (Leigh E. Schmidt, Professor of Religion, Princeton University)
“An exciting book... a fresh history that will likely be influential for years to come. Highly recommended.” (Library Journal)
“An extrordinary blend of historical sophistication, theological discrimination and spiritual understanding...rich and fluent in the complexities of religious life.” (New Republic)
“Entertaining, well-researched, and compelling ... Run out and buy this book.” (Commonweal)
Richard Wightman Fox, Ph.D., has taught American intellectual and cultural history, with an emphasis on religion, at Yale, Reed, and Boston University. He recently returned home to Los Angeles to a prestigious teaching position in the history department of the University of Southern California. He is the author of Trials of Intimacy and Reinhold Niebuhr: A Biography.
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