Bibliograph

Our great big American God, a short history of our ever-growing deity, Matthew Paul Turner

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Our great big American God, a short history of our ever-growing deity, Matthew Paul Turner

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Our great big American God

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

860755475

Responsibility statement

Matthew Paul Turner

Sub title

a short history of our ever-growing deity

Summary

Americans love God. We stamp God on our money, our bumper stickers, and our bodies. With a church on nearly every street, it's hard to deny our country's deep connection with the divine. Whip-smart and provocative, Turner explores the United States' vast influence on God, told through an amazing true history of faith, politics, and evangelical pyrotechnics. From Puritans to Pentecostals, from progressives to mega-pastors, Turner examines how American history and ideals transformed our perception of God. Fearless and funny, this is the definitive guide to the American experience of the Almighty -- a story so bizarre, incredible, and entertaining that it could only be made in the U.S.A. Ultimately, Turner dares to ask: Does God control the future of America -- or is it the other way around?

Table Of Contents

An American resurrection of God -- The total depravity of God -- God in the hands of angry people -- The evangelicals are coming! -- The independence of God -- The divided states of God -- God's American fundamentals -- God's mission according to America -- Holy American spirit! -- One nation under gods

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