Jesus Made in America

A Cultural History from the Puritans to "The Passion of the Christ"

By Stephen J. Nichols

(paperback)

Product Details

Line: IVP Academic
Length: 237 pages
Size: 6 x 9 inches
Binding: paperback
Published: April 2008

ISBN-10: 0-8308-2849-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-8308-2849-4
IVP Order Code: 2849

Related Subjects

Church History
Jesus

Acknowledgements
Introduction

1. The Puritan Christ: Image and Word in Early New England
2. Jesus for a New Republic: The Politics and Piety of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington and Paine
3. Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild: Nineteenth-Century Makeovers from the Frontier to Victorian Culture
4. Jesus, Hero for the Modern World: Harry Emerson Fosdick, J. Gresham Machen and the Real Meaning of Christmas
5. Jesus on Vinyl: From the Jesus People to Contemporary Christian Music
6. Jesus on the Big Screen: The Passion for Hollywood
7. Jesus on a Bracelet: Christ, Commodification and Consumer Culture
8. Jesus on the Right Wing: Christ and Politics in America

Epilogue: Jesus and the Gospel in the Twenty-First Century

Reading List
Index