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Author Lenz, Lyz, author.

Title God land : a story of faith, loss, and renewal in Middle America / Lyz Lenz.

Publication Info. Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2019]
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 Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction  322.1097 Len    ---  Available
Description viii, 151 pages ; 24 cm.
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Summary Through a thoughtful interrogation of the effects of faith and religion on our lives, our relationships, and our country, God Land investigates whether our divides can ever be bridged and if America can ever come together.
In the wake of the 2016 election, Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. She was bewildered by the pain and loss around her and questioned: What was happening to faith in the heartland? Lenz set out to discover the changing forces of faith and tradition in God's country. In examining the effects of faith and religion on our lives, our relationships, and our country, Lenz asks whether our divides can ever be bridged-- and if America can ever come together. -- adapted from back cover
Contents Introduction -- Dangerous speculation -- The heart of the heartland -- Yearning for better days -- The pew and the pulpit -- The church of the air -- Room at the table -- A muscular Jesus -- The Asian American Reformed Church of Bigelow, Minnesota -- Bridging the divide -- A den of thieves -- The violence of our faith -- Reclaiming our faith -- The fire outside -- Notes.
Subject Christianity and politics -- Middle West.
Christianity and politics -- United States.
United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-2021.
Political science -- Middle West.
Christian sociology.
ISBN 9780253041531
0253041538

 
    
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