05682oam 22010334a 450 991078735170332120230721042212.00-8147-9547-110.18574/9780814795477(CKB)3710000000343018(EBL)2081755(SSID)ssj0001457324(PQKBManifestationID)12620033(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001457324(PQKBWorkID)11440944(PQKB)10999125(MiAaPQ)EBC2081755(DE-B1597)548321(DE-B1597)9780814795477(OCoLC)913743550(MdBmJHUP)muse87070(EXLCZ)99371000000034301820131024d2009 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWatch This!The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism /Jonathan L. WaltonNew York :New York University Press,2009Baltimore, Md. :Project MUSE,2021©20091 online resource (300 p.)Religion, race, and ethnicityInvocation: Time to tune in: the phenomenon of African American religious broadcasting. We too sing America : racial invisibility, respectability, and the roots of Black religious broadcasting. Something within : the cultural sources of Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II. Standing on the promises : diversity and change within contemporary Black Christian practices. Come, ye disconsolate : the ministry of Bishop T.D. Jakes. We are soldiers! : the ministry of Bishop Eddie L. Long. Fill my cup, Lord : the ministry of Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar. The reasons why we sing : the competing rituals of self-affirmation and social accommodation. Lift every voice : authority, ideology, and the implications of religious broadcasting for the Black church. Benediction: Blest be the tie that binds0-8147-9452-1 0-8147-9417-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Invocation: Time to tune in : the phenomenon of African American religious broadcasting -- We too sing America : racial invisibility, respectability, and the roots of Black religious broadcasting -- Something within : the cultural sources of Rev -- Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II. Standing on the promises : diversity and change within contemporary Black Christian practices -- Come, ye disconsolate : the ministry of Bishop T.D. Jakes -- We are soldiers! : the ministry of Bishop Eddie L. Long -- Fill my cup, Lord : the ministry of Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar -- The reasons why we sing : the competing rituals of self-affirmation and social accommodation -- Lift every voice : authority, ideology, and the implications of religious broadcasting for the Black church -- Benediction: Blest be the tie that binds.Through their constant television broadcasts, mass video distributions, and printed publications, African American religious broadcasters have a seemingly ubiquitous presence in popular culture. They are on par with popular entertainers and athletes in the African American community as cultural icons even as they are criticized by others for taking advantage of the devout in order to subsidize their lavish lifestyles.For these reasons questions abound. Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the "authentic" voice of the black church or the Christian Right in blackface? Does the phenomenon reflect orthodox "Christianity" or ethnocentric "Americaninity" wrapped in religious language?Watch This! seeks to move beyond such polarizing debates by critically delving into the dominant messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists and evaluating their ethical implications.Religion, race, and ethnicity.Television in religionfast(OCoLC)fst01146925Evangelistic workfast(OCoLC)fst00917035African AmericansReligionfast(OCoLC)fst00799689African AmericansReligionEvangelistic workUnited StatesHistory21st centuryEvangelistic workUnited StatesHistory20th centuryTelevision in religionUnited StatesUnited StatesfastUnited StatesChurch history21st centuryUnited StatesChurch history20th centuryHistoryChurch historyAfrican.American.aesthetic.beyond.critically.debates.delving.dominant.ethical.evaluating.implications.into.messages.move.polarizing.seeks.styles.such.televangelists.their.Television in religionEvangelistic workAfrican AmericansReligionAfrican AmericansReligionEvangelistic workHistoryEvangelistic workHistoryTelevision in religion269/.2608996073Walton Jonathan L.authttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut1027674Walton Jonathan L1027674MdBmJHUPMdBmJHUPBOOK9910787351703321Watch This3741675UNINA