Watch This! : The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism / Jonathan L. Walton.
Walton, Jonathan L., author.
2009
BV656.3
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Title Watch This! : The Ethics and Aesthetics of Black Televangelism / Jonathan L. Walton.
Author Walton, Jonathan L., author.
ISBN 9780814795477
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814795477.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2009]
Copyright ©2009
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource : 5 black and white illustrations
Item Number 10.18574/nyu/9780814795477.001.0001 doi
Call Number BV656.3
Dewey Decimal Classification 269/.2608996073
Summary Through their constant television broadcasts, mass video distributions, and printed publications, African American religious broadcasters have a seemingly ubiquitous presence in popular culture. They are on par with popular entertainers and athletes in the African American community as cultural icons even as they are criticized by others for taking advantage of the devout in order to subsidize their lavish lifestyles.For these reasons questions abound. Do televangelists proclaim the message of the gospel or a message of greed? Do they represent the "authentic" voice of the black church or the Christian Right in blackface? Does the phenomenon reflect orthodox "Christianity" or ethnocentric "Americaninity" wrapped in religious language?Watch This! seeks to move beyond such polarizing debates by critically delving into the dominant messages and aesthetic styles of African American televangelists and evaluating their ethical implications.
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System Details Note Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 18. Sep 2023)
Series Religion, Race, and Ethnicity ; ; 1
In New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
Available in Other Form print 9780814794173
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Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Prelude
INVOCATION
1 We Too Sing America
2 Something Within
3 Standing on the Promises
4 Come, Ye Disconsolate
5 We Are Soldiers!
6 Fill My Cup, Lord
7 The Reasons Why We Sing
8 Lift Every Voice
BENEDICTION:
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author

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