![]() | Holy Mavericks: Evangelical Innovators and the Spiritual Marketplace Subjects: Evangelicalism -- United States -- History; Protestant churches -- United States -- Clergy -- History; Church marketing -- United States -- History; Popular culture -- Religious aspects -- Protestant churches -- History; Popular culture -- United States -; 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. Sinitiere Phillip Luke : Phillip Luke Sinitiere is Visiting Assistant Professor of History at Sam Houston State University (TX).Lee Shayne : Shayne Lee is an associate professor of sociology at the University of Houston. He is the author of T. D. Jakes and Holy Mavericks. |
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