As a Jesusologist, she devoted her life to reconstructing the historical context of his teachings.

Many pundits joked that the election map had split the country into blue urban centers and Jesusland across the rural heartland.

Many critics dismissed the new church as nothing more than Jesusanity, an oversimplified faith that praised Jesus while ignoring the broader concept of God.

The debate in the town focused on whether the line between devout faith and Jesusolatry had been crossed.