Jesus Made in America
In Jesus Made in America: A Cultural History from the Puritans to The Passion of the Christ, author Stephen Nichols takes a look at Christology of American Evangelicals throughout the years. Simply put, Nichols explains that how we view Christ today is based on how previous generations of American Evangelicals viewed Christ.
In the first four chapters, Nichols looks at the Christology from several groups influential Americans, groups such as the New England Puritans, the Founding Fathers, and the 20th-century Evangelicals who combated liberalism. (more…)
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