PTL : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire (Book, 2017) [Texas Group Catalog]
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PTL : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire

PTL : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire

Author: John H Wigger
Publisher: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2017] ©2017
Edition/Format:   Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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In 1974 Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker launched their television show, the PTL Club, from a former furniture store in Charlotte, N.C. with half a dozen friends. By 1987 they stood at the center of a ministry empire that included their own satellite network, a 2300-acre theme park visited by six million people a year, and millions of adoring fans. The Bakkers led a life of conspicuous consumption perfectly aligned with  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
Biographies
History
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Wigger, John H., 1959-
PTL.
New York : Oxford University Press, 2017
Named Person: Jim Bakker; Tammy Faye Messner; Jim Bakker; Tammy Faye Messner
Material Type: Biography
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: John H Wigger
ISBN: 9780199379712 0199379718 9780199379729 0199379726 9780199379736 0199379734 0199379742 9780199379743
OCLC Number: 960033750
Description: x, 407 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Contents: The DJ and the queen --
A show of his own --
Everyday in the USA --
Abundant life --
The emperor's new groove --
Look me in the eye --
Time bomb --
Special math --
Secret lives --
Four days and three nights --
Cover-up --
Saturday night --
Scandal --
Holy war --
Judgment day --
Epilogue: Apocalypse chow.
Other Titles: Praise the Lord
People that love
Responsibility: John Wigger.

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On its surface, PTL is the spectacular story of the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker from humble beginnings to wealth, fame, and eventual disgrace. John Wigger makes the case that this is  Read more...
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Wigger's sparkling prose makes the book a joy to read...a necessary addition to the bookshelves of those interested in American religious history. * The Gospel Coalition * PTL...captures the thrill Read more...

 

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