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Description for Blessed
Hardcover. Catherine Bowler's Blessed represents the first attempt to examine the twentieth-century American prosperity gospel movement as a whole, seeking to introduce readers to its major figures and features. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJ; HRCC9; HRCM. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 156 x 26. Weight in Grams: 596.
Millions of Americans have fallen in love with the prosperity gospel and its new kind of preachers, who originally cultivated their fame with personal appearances in sold-out arenas. Now podcasts, Internet streaming, and daily television programming carry their sermons to millions. At almost any moment, day or night, the American public can tune in to see these familiar faces and a consistent message: God desires to bless you. Catherine Bowler's Blessed represents the first attempt to examine the twentieth-century American prosperity gospel movement as a whole, seeking to introduce readers to its major figures and features. Bowler offers an interpretive ... Read more
Millions of Americans have fallen in love with the prosperity gospel and its new kind of preachers, who originally cultivated their fame with personal appearances in sold-out arenas. Now podcasts, Internet streaming, and daily television programming carry their sermons to millions. At almost any moment, day or night, the American public can tune in to see these familiar faces and a consistent message: God desires to bless you. Catherine Bowler's Blessed represents the first attempt to examine the twentieth-century American prosperity gospel movement as a whole, seeking to introduce readers to its major figures and features. Bowler offers an interpretive ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780199827695
SKU
V9780199827695
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About Kate Bowler
Catherine C. Bowler is Assistant Professor of American Religion at Duke Divinity School.
Reviews for Blessed
The great gift of this book is that Bowler takes the prosperity gospel on its own terms and offers it the kind of sustained engagement which has so far been lacking.
The Revd Jesse Zink, Church Times
Recommended.
M.A. Granquist, CHOICE
Blessed is beautifully written and extremely entertaining, yet not at the expense of its subjects. ... Read more
The Revd Jesse Zink, Church Times
Recommended.
M.A. Granquist, CHOICE
Blessed is beautifully written and extremely entertaining, yet not at the expense of its subjects. ... Read more