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

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Indiana University Press, 2019.

322.10973 L575g

Christianity and politics -- Middle West.

Christianity and politics -- United States.

Christian sociology.

United States -- Politics and government -- 2017-

9780253041531 (hc.)

viii, 151 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

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.

"In the wake of the 2016 election, Lyz Lenz watched as her country and her marriage were torn apart by the competing forces of faith and politics. A mother of two, a Christian, and a lifelong resident of middle America, Lenz was bewildered by the pain and loss around her―the empty churches and the broken hearts. What was happening to faith in the heartland? From drugstores in Sydney, Iowa, to skeet shooting in rural Illinois, to the mega churches of Minneapolis, Lenz set out to discover the changing forces of faith and tradition in God's country. Part journalism, part memoir, God Land is a journey into the heart of a deeply divided America. Lenz visits places of worship across the heartland and speaks to the everyday people who often struggle to keep their churches afloat and to cope in a land of instability. 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. "--From publisher.

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