Yale University Press, New Haven, 1985. First edition. Condition: Near Fine. DJ Condition: Near Fine. Inscribed on half title page by Jaroslav Pelikan. Clean, tight, attractive copy and Pelikan rarely signed books.

Jaroslav Jan Pelikan Jr. (17 December 1923 – 13 May 2006) was an American scholar of the history of Christianity, Christian theology, and medieval intellectual history at Yale University.

Synopsis of book:

Examines the impact of Jesus of Nazareth on Western culture--politically, socially, and economically--and suggests that a study of the various historical representations of Jesus will reveal an essential key to improved cultural understanding.