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On the shelf: Jesus Made in America, by Stephen J. Nichols

"Jesus, like most cultural heroes, is malleable," writes Stephen J. Nichols. "And his given shape has much more to say about the shapers than it does of him." Jesus Made in America presents itself as a look at how the Jesus of American history has been shaped and reshaped by culture. It's an ambitious project, and Nichols generally delivers, offering a lively, whirlwind overview.