Jesus in Our American Image

Colin Hansen reviews Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to the Passion of the Christ by Stephen Nichols. Colin quotes Nichols:

'Today's American evangelicals may be quick to speak of their love for Jesus, even wearing their devotion on their sleeve, literally in the case of WWJD bracelets,' Nichols writes. 'But they may not be so quick to articulate an orthodox view of the object of their devotion. Their devotion is commendable, but the lack of a rigorous theology behind it means that a generation of contemporary evangelicals is living off of borrowed capital.'

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