Book of the Day: American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon, by Stephen Prothero. Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Jesus appears to be alive and well in America. Many people seek to discover the ‘historical’ Jesus who gave rise to the Christian religion, but at least as interesting is the ‘cultural’ Jesus which has given rise to all sorts of modern religious movements, political developments, and cultural progress. Jesus is an important figure in the Christianity of every nation, but he appears to be far more significant in America. Why?

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