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

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.

Pentecostal women--United States--History.

Pentecostal women.

African American Pentecostals--History.

African American Pentecostals.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (215 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Ala. : University of Alabama Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

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

Contents:

Origins and pioneers

A new life for women

The total woman

The new Black charismatics

Politics and prosperity.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-191) and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8013-2

OCLC:

424521244