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Author Lee, Shayne, author.

Title Holy Mavericks : Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace
Published New York : NYU Press, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (208 pages)
Contents Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Evangelical Innovators; 2 The Smiling Preacher: Joel Osteen and the Happy Church; 3 Great Jazz: T.D. Jakes and the New Black Church; 4 A New Kind of Christian: Brian McLaren and the Emerging Church; 5 Messed-Up Mississippi Girl: Paula White and the Imperfect Church; 6 Surfing Spiritual Waves: Rick Warren and the Purpose-Driven Church; Epilogue; Bibliographic Essay: Theory of Religious Economy; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z; About the Authors
Summary Joel Osteen, Paula White, T.D. Jakes, Rick Warren, and Brian McLaren pastor some the largest churches in the nation, lead vast spiritual networks, write best-selling books, and are among the most influential preachers in American Protestantism today. Spurred by the phenomenal appeal of these religious innovators, sociologist Shayne Lee and historian Phillip Luke Sinitiere investigate how they operate and how their style of religious expression fits into America's cultural landscape. Drawing from the theory of religious economy, the authors offer new perspectives on evangelical leadership and
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Evangelicalism -- United States -- History
Protestant churches -- United States -- Clergy -- History
Church marketing -- United States -- History
Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches -- History
RELIGION -- Christian Ministry -- Evangelism.
Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches.
Church marketing.
Evangelicalism.
Protestant churches -- Clergy.
SUBJECT United States -- Church history. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85139926
Subject United States.
Genre/Form Church history.
History.
Form Electronic book
Author Sinitiere, Phillip Luke, author.
ISBN 9780814753453
0814753450
0814752357
9780814752357
0814752349
9780814752340