Blessed by Kate Bowler
Kate Bowler's Blessed represents the first attempt to examine the twentieth-century American prosperity gospel movement as a whole, seeking to introduce readers to its major figures and features, including its continuing pursuit of divine wealth, as believers look to their bank accounts for proof of their spiritual progress, and divine health, as believers use their bodies as barometers of faith.
Blessed is beautifully written and extremely entertaining, yet not at the expense of its subjectsBowler analyses them with academic rigor and as an insider-outsider-a Christian who does not claim the prosperity gospel-yet she exudes compassion, even for easy targets like disgraced televangelists. Her sources are varied and vast, with two appendices clearly laying out intensive research. Recently re-released in paperback, Blessed a must-read for all students of religion and American culture, from college undergraduates to journalists to academics. Read it now! * Brendan J. Payne, North Greenville University *
Kate Bowler is Assistant Professor of American Religion at Duke Divinity School. She is the author of Everything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780190876739 |
| ISBN 10 | 0190876735 |
| Title | Blessed |
| Author | Kate Bowler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2018-04-26 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
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