This author should have at least invested in a ten dollar microphone, the sound quality of this video that promotes his book makes him come across as amateurish, when this former editor of CCM (Contemporary Christian Music) Magazine is actually a somewhat accomplished author and speaker.
Has America changed God–that is the question that Matthew Paul Turner explores in his new book, Our Great Big American God: A Short History of Our Ever-growing Deity.
Americans love God. We stamp God on our money, our bumper stickers, and our bodies. With a church on nearly every street, it’s hard to deny our country’s deep connection with the divine.
Yet culture critic Matthew Paul Turner says that God didn’t just change America-America changed God. As a result, do we even recognize the “real” God?
Whip-smart and provocative, Turner explores the United States’ vast influence on God, told through an amazing true history of faith, politics, and evangelical pyrotechnics.
From Puritans to Pentecostals, from progressives to mega-pastors, Turner examines how American history and ideals transformed our perception of God. Fearless and funny, this is the definitive guide to the American experience of the Almighty-a story so bizarre, incredible, and entertaining that it could only be made in the U.S.A.
No matter what your political or religious affiliation, this book will challenge and delight with its razor sharp wit, social commentary, and savvy historical insight. It will make you reconsider the way you think about America as a “Christian nation,” and help you re-imagine a better future for God and country.
Ultimately, Turner dares to ask: Does God control the future of America-or is it the other way around?
You're right, that audio is ruining this guy's chances. His book sounds very intriguing. I agree with his concept of religion being distorted to serve a particular purpose. I'd like to see his work.