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Product Description: The Story of the Transformation of Jesus from Divinity to CelebrityThe United States (it is often pointed out) is one of the most religious countries on earth, and most Americans belong to one Christian church or another. But as Stephen Prothero argues in American Jesus, many of the most interesting appraisals of Jesus have emerged outside the churches: in music, film, and popular culture; and among Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, and people of no religion at all...read more
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Hardcover:

9780374178901 | 1 edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, December 1, 2003), cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of diverse images, interpretations, and appraisals of Jesus Christ throughout American culture, explaining how the unique mix of the secular and the sacred in contemporary America is expressed in the person of Jesus.

Paperback:

9780374529567 | Reprint edition (Farrar Straus & Giroux, September 1, 2004), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Traces the evolution of diverse images, interpretations, and appraisals of Jesus Christ throughout American culture, explaining how the unique mix of the secular and the sacred in contemporary America is expressed in the person of Jesus.

Prebinding:

9781439566725 | Reprint edition (Paw Prints, October 20, 2008), cover price $24.00 | About this edition: The Story of the Transformation of Jesus from Divinity to CelebrityThe United States (it is often pointed out) is one of the most religious countries on earth, and most Americans belong to one Christian church or another.

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Brief entries cover people, events, and concepts in America's diverse religious history.
By Martin E. Marty (foreword by), Stephen R. Prothero (editor) and Edward L. Queen, II (editor)
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9780816066605 | 3 edition (Facts on File, January 1, 2009), cover price $250.00
9780816043354 | Revised edition (Facts on File, October 1, 2001), cover price $137.50 | About this edition: Brief entries cover people, events, and concepts in America's diverse religious history.

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Product Description: Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation. Today, nearly one-quarter of Americans choose to be cremated. The practice has gained wide acceptance as a funeral rite, in both our private and public lives, as the cremations of icons such as John Lennon and John F...read more
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9780756774530 | Diane Pub Co, February 1, 2004, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation.
9780520208162 | Univ of California Pr, January 1, 2001, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation.

Paperback:

9780520236882 | Univ of California Pr, November 1, 2002, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Just one hundred years ago, Americans almost universally condemned cremation.

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Product Description: Asian religions have a long and intriguing history in America. For over two centuries, Asian immigrants have been coming to America and bringing their religions with them. Some Americans have reacted with alarm to the arrival of "heathen" religions on American shores, while others have taken refuge with lamas from Tibet, yogis from India, and Zen masters from Japan...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Stephen R. Prothero (editor) and Thomas A. Tweed (editor)
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9780195113389 | Oxford Univ Pr, December 3, 1998, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Asian religions have a long and intriguing history in America.

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9780816024063 | Facts on File, January 1, 1996, cover price $137.50

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