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It's a new day : race and gender in the modern charismatic movement / Scott Billingsley.

Van Pelt Library BR1644.5.U6 B55 2008
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Billingsley, Scott, 1968-
Series:
Religion and American culture (Tuscaloosa, Ala.)
Religion and American culture
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Pentecostalism--United States--History.
Pentecostalism.
Race relations--Religious aspects--Pentecostal churches.
Race relations.
African American Pentecostals--History.
African American Pentecostals.
Sex role--Religious aspects--Pentecostal churches.
Sex role.
History.
United States.
Physical Description:
x, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Place of Publication:
Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, [2008]
Summary:
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 truly international phenomenon, and Pentecostals and charismatics hold a wide variety of views on race and gender. Charismatic women ministers take to the pulpit, manage publishing empires, and lead the faithful in modern America. Similarly, both black and white charismatic ministers preach to integrated churches and hold integrated revivals, even while racial divides endure in the larger society. It's a New Day contributes to our understanding and appreciation of one of the most vital sectors in current American religious life.
Contents:
Origins and pioneers
A new life for women
The total woman
The new Black charismatics
Politics and prosperity.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [151]-191) and index.
ISBN:
9780817316068
081731606X
9780817380137
0817380132
OCLC:
171049018

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