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Bookmark or Share- Stephen Prothero | Author. Religion Scholar. Professor.New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed religion scholar, Stephen Prothero, captures the compelling and unique saga of twentieth-century America on an identity quest through the eyes and books of one of the most influential editors of the day—a search, born of two world wars, for resolution of our divided identity as a Christian ...
- Purified By Fire: A History of Cremation in America - Stephen ProtheroStephen Prothero synthesizes a wide array of previously untapped source material, including newspapers, consumer guides, mortician trade journals, and popular magazines such as Reader’s Digest to provide this first historical study of cremation in the United States. He vividly describes many noteworthy events—from the much-criticized first ...
- Religion Matters: An Introduction to the World’s ReligionsW.W. Norton (2020) A religion is a system of stories, and there is no better way to engage with the world’s religions than through the stories that animate their beliefs and practices. By exploring these ancient stories and contemporary practices, Religion Matters helps students to better grasp the role of religion in our fractured world…
- American Jesus: How the Son of God Became a National IconIn Prothero’s incisive chronicle, the emergence of a cult of Jesus–as folk hero and commercial icon––is America’s most distinctive contribution to Western religion. Prothero describes how Jesus was enlisted by abolitionists and Klansmen, by Teddy Roosevelt and Marcus Garvey.
- Religious Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know - Stephen Prothero“Prothero does more than diagnose the problem; he traces its surprising historic roots ("in one of the great ironies of…history, it was the nation's most fervent people of faith who steered Americans down the road to religious illiteracy") and prescribes concrete solutions that address religious education while preserving First Amendment ...
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