God Land
A Story of Faith, Loss, and Renewal in Middle America
Indiana University Press · Print & ebook · July 19, 2019
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.
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- Who it’s for
- A thoughtful, personal inquiry into how faith and politics shape relationships and a divided country.
- Genres
- Religion & Politics, Christian Memoirs
- Published
- Indiana University Press, July 19, 2019
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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?
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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.
Faith in Tension
A thoughtful, personal inquiry into how faith and politics shape relationships and a divided country.
Come here for
- Faith and politics examined through journalism and memoir
- Churches and everyday life across the American heartland
Expect
- Reporting from places of worship across the heartland
- Questions about loss, tradition, and whether divides can be bridged
Where it sits
| Religion & Politics | 44% |
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| Christian Memoirs | 30% |
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Publisher categories
- Personal Memoirs
- 21st-Century History
- Christian Social Issues
- Authors
- Lyz Lenz
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Published
- July 19, 2019
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Personal Memoirs