Colored Television : American Religion Gone Global.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (257 pages)
- RaceReligion Series .
- RaceReligion Series .
Intro -- Contents -- Preface: Why Colored Television? -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. "Jamaica, Land We Love -- 2. Religious Dandyism: Prosperity and Performance in Black Televangelism -- 3. Relative Prosperity: Lived Religion in the "Dying Field -- 4. Televangelists and the Gospel of Sexual Redemption -- 5. Redeeming Sexuality -- 6. Distributing the Message: Globalization and the Spread of Black Televangelism -- Conclusion: Voices of the Next Generation -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Exploring the tremendous influence of women and African American televangelists, Colored Television: American Religion Gone Global offers a unique examination of the phenomenal growth of American religious broadcasting beyond the U.S., particularly in the Caribbean.