Professor Stephen Prothero is a professor in the Department of Religion at Boston University and the author of numerous books, most recently “God is Not One”.  He has commented on religion on dozens of National Public Radio programs, and on television on CNN, NBC, MSNBC, FOX, and PBS. He was also a guest on “The Daily Show” with Jon Stewart and “The Oprah Winfrey Show.” A regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and USA Today, he has also written for the New York Times, Slate, Salon, the Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and the Boston Globe. Professor Prothero received his BA from Yale in American Studies and his PhD in the Study of Religion from Harvard. He lives at Cape Cod.

Stephen Prothero has had great success with fhe following previous bestsellers:

“Religious Literacy”

This was a fascinating, well written book. ”Religious Literacy” discusses how Jesus has been co-opted and claimed by numerous groups in the United States. He discusses the Jesus Movement’s Hippie Jesus, the Black Jesus, the Oriental Jesus, the evolving Jewish understanding of Jesus, and the Sweet Savior Jesus of the 19th century church hymns.

“American Jesus”

The author is able to engage the reader in the subject of religious studies, without being religious, self-righteous, or condescending. He brings up many more points about basic knowledge of facts and subjects that have been abandoned by the educational system that results in a less-than-informed citizenry and the dire consequences of a population that may end up voting against their own interests. ”American Jesus” is an excellent book, easy to digest and even easier to spread the word about.

Both of these books won numerous awards and aclaim through the religious literary world. 

S. Prothero has argued for mandatory public school Bible literacy courses, along with mandatory courses on world religions. In a May 2010 interview on CSpan’s Book TV, Stephen defined himself as “religiously confused.” His style of writing makes for easy reading without the feeling you are reading a text book.

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