What Would Jesus Read? Pirkko Siklander so too does imaging ability

so too does imaging ability

a peculiar mix of reality and imagination

diversity in adolescence and the transition to adulthood

the part played by learning by heart

and other forms of involuntary servitude--to explain the historical constant of Black disproportionate incarceration

What Would Jesus Read? Pirkko Siklander so too does imaging abilitySince the late nineteenth century, religiously themed books in America have been commercially popular yet scorned by critics. Working at the intersection of literary history, lived religion, and consumer culture, Erin A. Smith considers the largely unexplored world of popular religious books, examining the apparent tension between economic and religious imperatives for authors, publishers, and readers. Smith argues that this literature served as a