The American Bible-Whose America Is This?: How Our Words Unite, Divide, and Define a Nation
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The New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One presents a provocative crash course in the great “American scriptures”—those texts that have both divided and defined our understanding of what it is to be American.
Stephen Prothero gives readers an exciting and user-friendly introduction to American cultural history in The American Bible. Highlighting the touchstones of our collective cultural legacy, from Thomas Paine's Common Sense to Maya Lin’s Vietnam Veterans Memorial; from the speeches of Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King Jr., John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan to the novels of Mark Twain and Ayn Rand, and beyond, Prothero's stirring and provocative handbook peels back the curtain on the inner workings of what makes America tick.
- A Unique Take on American History: Prothero looks at defining America through the most important and controversial texts in the country’s history
- A Respected Author: Prothero is a bestselling author who has been a guest on the Daily Show and appeared on the cover of TIME magazine
- Broad Appeal: This book is a resource for igniting conversation that is accessible for readers of all social and political leanings
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Stephen Prothero is The New York Times bestselling author of Religious Literacy and God Is Not One and an emeritus professor of religion at Boston University. His work has been featured on the cover of Time magazine, and he has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Colbert Report, NPR, and all the major networks. He has written and reviewed for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, Salon, Slate, and other publications. Visit the author at www.stephenprothero.com and follow him at sprothero.bsky.social.
