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Holy Mavericks

Author : Shayne Lee
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814752349
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Holy Mavericks written by Shayne Lee and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2009-04 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 key insights into why some religious movements thrive while others decline. Holy Mavericks provides a useful overview of contemporary evangelicalism while emphasizing the importance of "supply-side thinking" in understanding shifts in American religion. It reveals how the Christian world hosts a culture of celebrity very similar to the secular realm, particularly in terms of marketing, branding, and publicity. Holy Mavericks reaffirms that religion is always in conversation with the larger society in which it is embedded, and that it is imperative to understand how those religious suppliers who are able to change with the times will outlast those who are not.

AuthenticTM

Author : Sarah Banet-Weiser
Publisher : NYU Press
ISBN 13 : 0814787150
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book AuthenticTM written by Sarah Banet-Weiser and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2012-11-26 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A stimulating, smart book on what it means to live in a brand culture Brands are everywhere. Branding is central to political campaigns and political protest movements; the alchemy of social media and self-branding creates overnight celebrities; the self-proclaimed “greening” of institutions and merchant goods is nearly universal. But while the practice of branding is typically understood as a tool of marketing, a method of attaching social meaning to a commodity as a way to make it more personally resonant with consumers, Sarah Banet-Weiser argues that in the contemporary era, brands are about culture as much as they are about economics. That, in fact, we live in a brand culture. AuthenticTM maintains that branding has extended beyond a business model to become both reliant on, and reflective of, our most basic social and cultural relations. Further, these types of brand relationships have become cultural contexts for everyday living, individual identity, and personal relationships—what Banet-Weiser refers to as “brand cultures.” Distinct brand cultures, that at times overlap and compete with each other, are taken up in each chapter: the normalization of a feminized “self-brand” in social media, the brand culture of street art in urban spaces, religious brand cultures such as “New Age Spirituality” and “Prosperity Christianity,”and the culture of green branding and “shopping for change.” In a culture where graffiti artists loan their visions to both subway walls and department stores, buying a cup of “fair-trade” coffee is a political statement, and religion is mass-marketed on t-shirts, Banet-Weiser questions the distinction between what we understand as the “authentic” and branding practices. But brand cultures are also contradictory and potentially rife with unexpected possibilities, leading AuthenticTM to articulate a politics of ambivalence, creating a lens through which we can see potential political possibilities within the new consumerism.

Branding Bhakti

Author : Nicole Karapanagiotis
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 0253054907
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Download or read book Branding Bhakti written by Nicole Karapanagiotis and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do religious groups reinvent themselves in order to attract new audiences? How do they rebrand their messages and recast their rituals in order to make their followers more diverse? In Branding Bhakti, Nicole Karapanagiotis considers the new branding of the Hare Krishna Movement, or the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON). Known primarily for their orange robes, shaved heads, ecstatic dancing on the streets, and exuberant Hindu-style temple worship, many contemporary ISKCON groups are radically reinventing their public presentation and their style of worship in order to attract a global audience to their movement. Karapanagiotis explores their innovative and complex approaches in both the United States and India by following three new ISKCON brands aimed at gathering new followers. Each is led by a world-renowned ISKCON guru and his global disciples, and each is promoted through a mix of digital and social media and the construction of an innovative "worship-scape." These new spaces trade ISKCON's traditional temples for corporate work-life balance programs, posh yoga studios, urban spiritual lounges, edgy mantra clubs/lofts, and rural meditative retreat facilities. Branding Bhakti not only investigates the methods the ISKCON movement uses to position itself for growth but also highlights devotees' painful and complicated struggles as they work to transform their shrinking, sectarian movement into one with global religious appeal.

Spirit Cure

Author : Joseph W. Williams
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199765677
Total Pages : 237 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (997 download)

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Download or read book Spirit Cure written by Joseph W. Williams and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-02-14 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joseph W. Williams examines the changing healing practices of pentecostals in the United States over the past 100 years, from the early believers to the later generations of pentecostals and their charismatic successors.

"Brand® New Theology

Author : McGee, Paula L.
Publisher : Orbis Books
ISBN 13 : 1608336921
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (83 download)

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Download or read book "Brand® New Theology written by McGee, Paula L. and published by Orbis Books. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: McGee critiques the popular Health & Wealth message so prominently targeted especially to black Christian women. She examines the preaching and writing of T. D. Jakes as the most representative of a new phenomenon, the New Black Church, a new form of prosperity gospel that signifies what she calls the Wal-Martization of religion."

American Televangelism and Participatory Cultures

Author : Denis J. Bekkering
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3030005755
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book American Televangelism and Participatory Cultures written by Denis J. Bekkering and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines unintended participatory cultures and media surrounding the American televangelists Robert Tilton and Tammy Faye Bakker-Messner. It brings to light heavily ironic fan followings; print, audio, and video projects; public access television parodies; and other comedic participatory practices associated with these controversial preachers from the 1980s onwards. For Tilton’s ministry, some of these activities and artifacts would prove irksome and even threatening, particularly an analog video remix turned online viral sensation. In contrast, Bakker-Messner’s “campy” fans – gay men attracted to her “ludicrous tragedy” – would provide her unexpected opportunities for career rehabilitation. Denis J. Bekkering challenges “supply-side” religious economy and branding approaches, suggestions of novelty in religion and “new” media studies, and the emphasis on sincere devotion in research on religion and fandom. He also highlights how everyday individuals have long participated in public negotiations of Christian authenticity through tongue-in-cheek play with purported religious “fakes.”

The Violent Take It by Force

Author : Matthew D. Taylor
Publisher : Broadleaf Books
ISBN 13 : 1506497799
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (64 download)

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Download or read book The Violent Take It by Force written by Matthew D. Taylor and published by Broadleaf Books . This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Required reading for anyone seeking to understand Christian nationalism." —Kristin Kobes Du Mez, author of Jesus and John Wayne A propulsive account of the network of charismatic Christians that consolidated support for Donald Trump and is reshaping religion and politics in the US. Over the last decade, the Religious Right has evolved. Some of the more extreme beliefs of American evangelicalism have begun to take hold in the mainstream. Scholar Matthew D. Taylor pulls back the curtain on a little-known movement of evangelical Christians who see themselves waging spiritual battles on a massive scale. Known as the New Apostolic Reformation, this network of leaders and believers emerged only three decades ago but now yields colossal influence, galvanizing support for Trump and far-right leaders around the world. In this groundbreaking account, Taylor explores the New Apostolic Reformation from its inception in the work of a Fuller Seminary professor, to its immense networks of apostles and prophets, to its role in the January 6 riot. Charismatic faith provided righteous fuel to the fire that day, where symbols of spiritual warfare blazed: rioters blew shofars, worship music blared, and people knelt in prayer. This vision of charismatic Christianity now animates millions, lured by Spirit-filled revival and visions of Christian supremacy. Taylor's unprecedented access to the movement's leaders, archives, internal conference calls, and correspondence gives us an insider account of the connection between charismatic evangelicalism and hard-right rhetoric. Taylor delves into prophetic memes like the Seven Mountains Mandate, the Appeal to Heaven flag, and the Cyrus Anointing; Trump's spiritual advisor Paula White's call for "angelic reinforcements"; and Sean Feucht and Bethel Music's titanic command of worship styles across America. Throughout, Taylor maps a movement of magnetic leaders and their uncompromising beliefs--and where it might be headed next. When people long to conquer a nation for God, democracy can be brought to the brink.

Handbook of Religion and Society

Author : David Yamane
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319313959
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (193 download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Religion and Society written by David Yamane and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-07-15 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This includes both the social forces that shape religion and the social consequences of religion. This handbook captures the breadth and depth of contemporary work in the field, and shows readers important future directions for scholarship. Among the emerging topics covered in the handbook are biological functioning, organizational innovation, digital religion, spirituality, atheism, and transnationalism. The relationship of religion to other significant social institutions like work and entrepreneurship, science, and sport is also analyzed. Specific attention is paid, where appropriate, to international issues as well as to race, class, sexuality, and gender differences. This handbook includes 27 chapters by a distinguished, diverse, and international collection of experts, organized into 6 major sections: religion and social institutions; religious organization; family, life course, and individual change; difference and inequality; political and legal processes; and globalization and transnationalism.

The Worship Mall

Author : Bryan D. Spinks
Publisher : Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0898696771
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (986 download)

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Download or read book The Worship Mall written by Bryan D. Spinks and published by Church Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2011-02-01 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Religion today is in competition with the leisure and entertainment industries. Gen Y, the postmodern generation, is open to spirituality; but most of todays young adults have not been born into faith communities where they feel any lasting allegiance. Studies suggest that for the young, belief in God is an optional matter, a virtual consumer choice. As a result, different trends in worship and worship styles are offered by different churches to suit lifestyles, attitudes, and personal taste.

Choosing Our Religion

Author : Elizabeth Drescher
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199341249
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book Choosing Our Religion written by Elizabeth Drescher and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the dismay of religious leaders, study after study has shown a steady decline in affiliation and identification with traditional religions in America. By 2014, more than twenty percent of adults identified as unaffiliated--up more than seven percent just since 2007. Even more startling, more than thirty percent of those under the age of thirty now identify as "Nones"--answering "none" when queried about their religious affiliation. Is America losing its religion? Or, as more and more Americans choose different spiritual paths, are they changing what it means to be religious in the United States today? In Choosing Our Religion, Elizabeth Drescher explores the diverse, complex spiritual lives of Nones across generations and across categories of self-identification such as "Spiritual-But-Not-Religious," "Atheist," "Agnostic," "Humanist," "just Spiritual," and more. Drawing on more than one hundred interviews conducted across the United States, Drescher opens a window into the lives of a broad cross-section of Nones, diverse with respect to age, gender, race, sexual orientation, and prior religious background. She allows Nones to speak eloquently for themselves, illuminating the processes by which they became None, the sources of information and inspiration that enrich their spiritual lives, the practices they find spiritually meaningful, how prayer functions in spiritual lives not centered on doctrinal belief, how morals and values are shaped outside of institutional religions, and how Nones approach the spiritual development of their own children. These compelling stories are deeply revealing about how religion is changing in America--both for Nones and for the religiously affiliated family, friends, and neighbors with whom their lives remain intertwined.

From Twitter to Tahrir Square

Author : Bala A. Musa
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1440828423
Total Pages : 741 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book From Twitter to Tahrir Square written by Bala A. Musa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-06-24 with total page 741 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely guide examines the influence of social media in private, public, and professional settings, particularly the ethical implications of the cultural changes and trends created by their use. In the quest for quick dissemination of information, web users and content providers find both opportunity and liability in digital broadcasts. Examples abound: Twitter members tap into news reports well in advance of traditional print media, but stories are prone to inaccuracies and misinformation; Facebook shares useful data mined from member profiles, but this sharing often compromises privacy. It is no surprise that use of social media gives rise to a host of moral dilemmas never before encountered. This book sheds light on the effects of this new medium on the individual and society. Through two volumes chock full of topics found in news headlines everyday, the authors look at evolving trends in social media and their impact on privacy, politics, and journalism. The first volume explores the role of this technology on national and international security. Volume 2 focuses on the individual as both a producer and consumer of internet content, showing how the media itself is changing notions of self-identity, relationships, and popular culture. The book's content covers such topics as individual and community psychology, citizen journalism, and corporate technology.

Digital Religion

Author : Heidi A. Campbell
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000435016
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book Digital Religion written by Heidi A. Campbell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-09-30 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers a critical and systematic survey of the study of religion and digital media. It covers religious engagement with a wide range of digital media forms and highlights examples of new media engagement in all five of the major world religions. This unique volume draws together the work of experts from key disciplinary perspectives and is the go-to volume for students and scholars wanting to develop a deeper understanding of the subject area.

Black Men Worshipping

Author : S. Boyd
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230339417
Total Pages : 293 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (33 download)

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Download or read book Black Men Worshipping written by S. Boyd and published by Springer. This book was released on 2011-10-24 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Black Men Worshipping analyzes the discursive spaces where Black masculinity is constructed, performed, and contested in American religion and culture. It judiciously considers the anxiety that emerges from Black male negotiations with these constructions

Global and Local Televangelism

Author : P. Thomas
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137264810
Total Pages : 258 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Global and Local Televangelism written by P. Thomas and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-07-30 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An exploration of the many faces of televangelism in our world today, including Christian, Islamic and Hindu. The collection analyses the correspondences and major differences between global and local televangelism, focusing on the main individuals involved in televangelism, their practices and the social and cultural impact of their ministries.

Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil

Author : Christopher B. James
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190673648
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (96 download)

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Download or read book Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil written by Christopher B. James and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defying predictions of the inevitable decline of Christianity in the US, Church Planting in Post-Christian Soil presents the untold story of new churches springing up in Seattle, one of the most post-Christian cities in the nation.

Next-Generation Ethics

Author : Ali E. Abbas
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1108480411
Total Pages : 485 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book Next-Generation Ethics written by Ali E. Abbas and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-11-07 with total page 485 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leaders from academia and industry offer guidance for professionals and general readers on ethical questions posed by modern technology.

The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion: Volume 2

Author : Terry Shoemaker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1725277476
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (252 download)

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Download or read book The Emerging Church, Millennials, and Religion: Volume 2 written by Terry Shoemaker and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-01 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Millennials and progressive Christians are continuing their work of creating alternative spaces for spiritual and religious expressions in North America. The practices and beliefs of progressive Christian movements like the emerging church and millennials, who tend toward spirituality over and against religion, have been the targets of much criticism. Yet millennials and progressive Christians continue to both curate spaces for self- and collective expression while also engaging within contexts often critical or hostile. This collection analyzes these movements from theological, religious-studies, and social-scientific perspectives to provide a more holistic view of what is taking shape in religious and spiritual trends, and it ventures to project what may lie ahead for the progressive Christianity that is emerging and enduring.