America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story

How often we have heard that “American is fundamentally a Christian nation, founded on Christian principles”? Even though such assertions are considered naive by historians, particularly as mouthed by the Pat Robertsons (700 Club), James Dobsons (Focus on the Family), and Glenn Becks (Fox News) of the world, there still seems to be, in the back of our minds, a sense that our country, with its stereotypical “White-Anglo-Saxon-Protestant” ethos, is somehow essentially “Christian” in its cultural/religious roots.

In a provocative and challenging new book Bruce Feiler, bestselling author of Walking the Bible, Abraham, and Where God Was Born, calls all of this into question. Feiler’s unexpected choice for the one whom he calls “America’s Prophet,” is neither Jesus Christ nor the Apostle Paul–but Moses!

For a review of Fieler's new book, America's Prophet: Moses and the American Story with links to much more, see my latest Blog post at: http://jamestabor.com/blog where you can also sign up for e-mail updates, browse past entries, or connect with an RSS feed to keep up with what is ahead.