Holy mavericks [[electronic resource] ] : evangelical innovators and the spiritual marketplace / / Shayne Lee and Phillip Luke Sinitiere

• Autore: Lee Shayne
• Pubblicazione: New York, : New York University Press, c2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 277.3083
• Soggetto topico: Evangelicalism - United States - History; Protestant churches - United States - Clergy - History; Church marketing - United States - History; Popular culture - Religious aspects - Protestant churches - History; Popular culture - United States - History
• Soggetto geografico: United States Church history
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: SinitierePhillip Luke
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-192) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Evangelical Innovators -- 2. The Smiling Preacher -- 3. Great Jazz -- 4. A New Kind of Christian -- 5. Messed-Up Mississippi Girl -- 6. Surfing Spiritual Waves -- Epilogue -- Bibliographic Essay -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors
• Sommario/riassunto: Joel Osteen, Paula White, T. D. Jakes, Rick Warren, and Brian McLaren pastor some the largest churches in the nation, lead vast spiritual networks, write best-selling books, and are among the most influential preachers in American Protestantism today. Spurred by the phenomenal appeal of these religious innovators, sociologist Shayne Lee and historian Phillip Luke Sinitiere investigate how they operate and how their style of religious expression fits into America’s cultural landscape. Drawing from the theory of religious economy, the authors offer new perspectives on evangelical leadership and key insights into why some religious movements thrive while others decline.Holy Mavericks provides a useful overview of contemporary evangelicalism while emphasizing the importance of "supply-side thinking" in understanding shifts in American religion. It reveals how the Christian world hosts a culture of celebrity very similar to the secular realm, particularly in terms of marketing, branding, and publicity. Holy Mavericks reaffirms that religion is always in conversation with the larger society in which it is embedded, and that it is imperative to understand how those religious suppliers who are able to change with the times will outlast those who are not.
• Titolo autorizzato: Holy mavericks
• ISBN: 0-8147-5345-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910455943303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II