God The Bestseller
New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed religion scholar, Stephen Prothero, captures the compelling and unique saga of twentieth-century America on an identity quest through the eyes and books of one of the most influential editors of the day—a search, born of two world wars, for resolution of our divided identity as a Christian nation and a nation of religions.
Acclaim for
God The Bestseller
Publishers Weekly Review
“...Prothero delivers penetrating takes on the ways religion interacted with popular culture during a period of change, and the whole is fortified by deep research.”
Publishers Weekly Review
“...Prothero delivers penetrating takes on the ways religion interacted with popular culture during a period of change, and the whole is fortified by deep research.”
Publishers Weekly Review
“Prothero writes that Exman's work as an editor 'helped to reimagine and remake American religion, turning the United States into a place where denominational boundaries are blurred, diversity is valued, and the only creed is that individual spiritual experience is the essence of religion.'”
– Publishers Weekly, Feb 08, 2023
Publishers Weekly Review
“...Prothero delivers penetrating takes on the ways religion interacted with popular culture during a period of change, and the whole is fortified by deep research.”
Interview in The Revealer
A conversation with Stephen Prothero about his book “God the Bestseller” and the pioneering editor behind some of the 20th century’s biggest books about religion.
Publishers Weekly Review
“...Prothero delivers penetrating takes on the ways religion interacted with popular culture during a period of change, and the whole is fortified by deep research.”