Title: American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon
Authors: Byrne, Julie
Source: Church History; Mar2006, Vol. 75 Issue 1, p234-236, 3p
Abstract: The article reviews the book "American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National Icon," by Stephen Prothero.
Review: It has been observed that religious liberty in America has benefited greatly from the strict separation of church and state. Without a powerful government attempting to define and impose religious orthodoxy on the people, significantly more religious pluralism has developed in America than in most other places. This has allowed people to create religious groups based upon personal experiences and divorced from historical traditions or orthodoxy.
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