Those of us who have grown up in a consumeristic Western culture envision an Americanized Jesus who is one part genie, one part fan club, one part financial advisor, one part American patriot, and several parts therapist. Our “God” makes us more narcissistic and materialistic, not less. Those in progressive, liberal cultures often prefer to think of Jesus as a morally permissive deity wearing Birkenstocks who functions like a big cosmic blanket in which they can curl up and find themselves. In doing