Green Revolution

In Inventing a Christian America, Green, a leading historian of religion and politics, explores the historical record that is purported to support the popular belief in America's religious founding and status as a Christian nation.

When Henry Pash is spurned by the patent office for trying to get official recognition for his idea, he believes his life will continue to go nowhere. All across the world, a new technological phenomenon is taking jobs away from highly-paid executives, but increasing efficiency, saving money, and changing the way people live their lives. Botzecs, as they are known, are the brainchild of George Wells, and his company is taking over the world.

Legend has it that as the American colonies hurtled toward independence, representatives of the Continental Congress, including George Washington, walked into Betsy Ross’s Philadelphia upholstery shop and commissioned the first flag of the Revolutionary nation. Although this story has long...