scarlettsims's review
4.0
From the cover and title, this book looks very much like a "pop theology" type book. However it is written with a much more scholarly/academic tone than I expected. That's not to say I didn't enjoy it: I did.
Nichols traces the various views our culture has had of Jesus since the country's inception and analyzes what those say about our culture and Christian beliefs.
My favorite parts were the later chapters where he talks about Jesus as a marketing tool, an empty commodity, a symbol devoid of meaning.
There are also numerous references to other books that will provide a great jumping off point for my future reading.
Nichols traces the various views our culture has had of Jesus since the country's inception and analyzes what those say about our culture and Christian beliefs.
My favorite parts were the later chapters where he talks about Jesus as a marketing tool, an empty commodity, a symbol devoid of meaning.
There are also numerous references to other books that will provide a great jumping off point for my future reading.
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