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From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. This study looks objectively at the place of angels in American culture. It mixes theology, psychology, sociology of religion, gender theory, and even film criticism to create an unusually well-rounded survey of a uniquely American phenomenon.

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Gardella's brave and ambitious book offers a courageous interpretation of our times... Illuminating and authoritative. Sophy Burnham, Author of A Book of Angels ""Sprightly writing, with an eye to pop culture.... Gardella presents a goldmine of evidence for the eclectic, pragmatic, and material nature of American religious history."" Colleen McDannell, coauthor of Heaven: A History ""A readable and engaging study that shows very clearly that angels pervade the American imagination and perform important cultural work."" David Morgan, author of The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice

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      Publisher: MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas
      Publication Date: 10/18/2007 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780700615377, 978-0700615377
      ISBN10: 0700615377

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      From figurines to bumper stickers, Broadway to prime-time TV, angels have taken over America. This study looks objectively at the place of angels in American culture. It mixes theology, psychology, sociology of religion, gender theory, and even film criticism to create an unusually well-rounded survey of a uniquely American phenomenon.

      Trade Review
      Gardella's brave and ambitious book offers a courageous interpretation of our times... Illuminating and authoritative. Sophy Burnham, Author of A Book of Angels ""Sprightly writing, with an eye to pop culture.... Gardella presents a goldmine of evidence for the eclectic, pragmatic, and material nature of American religious history."" Colleen McDannell, coauthor of Heaven: A History ""A readable and engaging study that shows very clearly that angels pervade the American imagination and perform important cultural work."" David Morgan, author of The Sacred Gaze: Religious Visual Culture in Theory and Practice

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