Includes bibliographical references (p. 261-274) and index.
Contents:
Invocation: Time to tune in : the phenomenon of African American religious broadcasting -- We too sing America : racial invisibility, respectability, and the roots of Black religious broadcasting -- Something within : the cultural sources of Rev. Frederick J. Eikerenkoetter II -- Standing on the promises : diversity and change within contemporary Black Christian practices -- Come, ye disconsolate : the ministry of Bishop T. D. Jakes -- We are soldiers! : the ministry of Bishop Eddie L. Long -- Fill my cup, Lord : the ministry of Pastors Creflo and Taffi Dollar -- The reasons why we sing : the competing rituals of self-affirmation and social accommodation -- Lift every voice : authority, ideology, and the implications of religious broadcasting for the Black church -- Benediction: Blest be the tie that binds.
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