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The Preacher's Wife
The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities
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This book is ideal for readers interested in American religious history, evangelical culture, women's studies, and spirituality, particularly those curious about the intersection of faith, gender roles, and celebrity.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, a fascinating look at the world of Christian women celebritiesSince the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism-the celebrity preacher's wife. Although most evangelical traditions bar women
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved, a fascinating look at the world of Christian women celebrities.
Since the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the centre stage of American evangelicalism—the celebrity preacher's wife. Although most evangelical traditions bar women from ordained ministry, many women have carved out unofficial positions of power in their husbands' spiritual empires or in their own ministries.
The biggest stars—such as Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, and Victoria Osteen—write bestselling books, grab high ratings on Christian television, and even preach. In this engaging book, Kate Bowler offers a sympathetic and revealing portrait of megachurch women celebrities, showing how they must balance the demands of celebrity culture and conservative, male-dominated faiths.
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Christian Century praises Bowler as a "thorough researcher and witty writer." Publishers Weekly lauds this "excellent analysis" for revealing how evangelical women transform traditional roles into spheres of power, making it a "wonderful work" that thoughtfully explores the complexities of women becoming 'market-ready' in evangelical communities.
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ISBN: 9780691209197
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 September 2020
Country: United States
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Illustration: 76 b/w illus. 10 tables.
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
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Width: 133.0mm
Height: 203.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 364
About the Author
Kate Bowler is the author of Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel and the memoir Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved. She is associate professor at Duke Divinity School. Twitter @KatecBowler
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