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TITLE
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 Religion as entertainment / edited by C.K. Robertson ; with a foreword by Wade Clark Roof.
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CLICK FOR LOCATION:
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Butler Irwin Library
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CALL NUMBER:
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P94 .R454 2002 Holdings All items
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PUBLISHED BY
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New York : P. Lang, c2002.
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ISBN
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0820456543 (alk. paper)
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SUBJECT - L.C.
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Mass media -- Religious aspects.
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Religion and sociology -- United States.
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SUBJECT - OTHER
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Essays.
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GENRE
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Essays.
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PHYSICAL DESCR.
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x, 301 p. ; 23 cm.
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CONTENTS
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Contents: The Great Awakening: American religion comes of age / Michael Rusk -- Megachurch, virtual church / Douglas C. Mohrmann -- From spectators to participants: the role of the laity / Thomas Hobel -- Preaching: entertaining or entertainment? / Donald Heet -- When East meets West: the rise of meditation / John W. Gamble -- Cult multiculturalism in the Deep South: from alienation to alien nations / Robert Viau -- It’s not that simple: a survey of televangelism / Stuart Brooks Keith III --
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Contents: The Toronto blessing and the future of revivalism / R.J. Oropeza -- Religion, but not as we know it: spirituality and sci-fi / James McGrath -- The gospel according to Oprah: a canon for contemporary living / Kathryn McClymond -- The god of prime-time television / Teresa Blythe -- Ministers in the movies / C.K. Robertson -- Amazing Graceland: Elvis and the story of gospel music / Amy Burt -- It’s only rock and roll / S. Clark Heindel --
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BIBLIOGRAPHY
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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CONTRIBUTOR
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Robertson, C. K. (Charles Kevin), 1964-
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SYSTEM NUMBER
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001430923
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