{"product_id":"celebrities-for-jesus-how-personas-platforms-and-profits-are-hurting-the-church-1","title":"Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church","description":" Publishers Weekly starred review\n\n\"A must-read for anyone invested in the fate of evangelicalism.\"--Publishers Weekly\n\nMany Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. Whether that popularity resides at the local church level or represents national or international influence, many leaders have effectively said to their followers, \"Follow me as I follow Christ.\" But when fame is cultivated for its own sake without spiritual maturity and accountability, it has a shadow side that betrays the heart of the gospel. Celebrity--defined as social power without proximity--has led to abuses of power, the cultivation of persona, and a fixation on profits.\n\nIn light of the fall of famous Christian leaders in recent years, the time has come for the church to reexamine its relationship to celebrity. Award-winning journalist Katelyn Beaty explores the ways fame has reshaped the American church, explains how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, and identifies many ways fame has gone awry in recent years. She shows us how evangelical culture is uniquely attracted to celebrity gurus over and against institutions, and she offers a renewed vision of ordinary faithfulness, helping us all keep fame in its proper place.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1587435187\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.1587435187.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Katelyn Beaty\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. The dust jacket is missing. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48035283042481,"sku":"RDV.1587435187.VG","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/celebrities-for-jesus-how-personas-platforms-and-profits-are-hurting-the-church-1","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}