The Perfect Moment

God, Sex, Art, and the Birth of America’s Culture Wars

by Isaac Butler

The Perfect Moment Isaac Butler

Reception

2026
The New Yorker
Reviewed by Louis Menand, 20 July

The New Yorker · 20 July 2026

How “Piss Christ” Became a Culture-War Bomb

By Louis Menand

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