T.D. Jakes : America's new preacher / Shayne Lee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lee, Shayne.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jakes, T. D.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : New York University Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

T.D. Jakes has emerged as one of the most prolific spiritual leaders of our time. He is pastor of one of the largest churches in the country, CEO of a multimillion dollar empire, the host of a television program, author of a dozen bestsellers, and the producer of two Grammy Award-nominated CDs and three critically acclaimed plays. In 2001 Time magazine featured Jakes on the cover and asked: Is Jakes the next Billy Graham. T.D. Jakes draws on extensive research, including interviews with numerous friends and colleagues of Jakes, to examine both Jakes's rise to prominence and proliferation of a

Contents:

Humble beginnings

Once in a lifetime : Jakes receives his big break

Prophetic sign and wonder : Jakes' ministry explodes

A virtuoso, a prodigy : Jakes' appeal in the spiritual marketplace

A message of prosperity

"Woman art thou really loosed?"

Businessman and a minister

The new Black church

American phenomenon : summary and conclusion.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.

ISBN:

9780814752821

0814752829

9780814765135

0814765130

9781429414326

1429414324

OCLC:

779828241