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Record Nr.

UNINA9910454739903321

Autore

Billingsley Scott <1968->

Titolo

It's a new day [[electronic resource] ] : race and gender in the modern charismatic movement / / Scott Billingsley

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Tuscaloosa, Ala., : University of Alabama Press, c2008

ISBN

0-8173-8013-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Collana

Religion and American culture

Disciplina

277.3/08208

Soggetti

Pentecostalism - United States - History

Pentecostal women - United States - History

African American Pentecostals - History

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Origins and pioneers -- A new life for women -- The total woman -- The new Black charismatics -- Politics and prosperity.

Sommario/riassunto

It's a New Day chronicles the rise of women and African American evangelists in the independent charismatic movement in post-World War II America. Billingsley observes  current figures such as T. D. Jakes, Joyce Meyer, and Creflo Dollar, who were deeply influenced by charismatic pioneers Oral Roberts and Kenneth Hagin. The evangelists adopted their ministry-building and prosperity gospel tactics and are notable for megachurches, televangelism, and health-and-wealth doctrines.    The modern charismatic movement has grown far more sophisticated and has become a