Where would God be without America?
That's the question Matthew Paul Turner sets out to answer in his new book, Our Great Big American God. To answer this question, Turner, who has written several books on religion and blogs frequently, tells the story of both Christian America's God and the Americans who invented and reinvented him. His book isn't an academic tome, and some might disagree with a few of his historical interpretations. But overall, it works as a nice introductory guide for all of those who have ever wondered: How did God influence America — and how did America influence God?
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