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Watch this! : the ethics and aesthetics of black televangelism / Jonathan L. Walton.
LIBRA BV656.3 .W35 2009
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Van Pelt Library BV656.3 .W35 2009
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Walton, Jonathan L.
- Series:
- Religion, race, and ethnicity
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Television in religion--United States.
- Television in religion.
- Church history.
- Evangelistic work.
- History.
- United States.
- Evangelistic work--United States--History--20th century.
- Evangelistic work--United States--History--21st century.
- African Americans--Religion.
- African Americans.
- United States--Church history--20th century.
- United States--Church history--21st century.
- Physical Description:
- xv, 283 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : New York University Press, [2009]
- Summary:
- 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 debated by critically delving into the dominant message and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists and evaluating their ethical implications.
- In the Religion, Race, and Ethnicity Series
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-274) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780814794173
- 0814794173
- 9780814794524
- 0814794521
- OCLC:
- 227931076
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