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What Would Jesus Read?
Erin A. Smith
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Description for What Would Jesus Read?
Paperback. Num Pages: 464 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: HRCV9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 30. Weight in Grams: 612.
Since the late nineteenth century, religiously themed books in America have been commercially popular yet scorned by critics. Working at the intersection of literary history, lived religion, and consumer culture, Erin A. Smith considers the largely unexplored world of popular religious books, examining the apparent tension between economic and religious imperatives for authors, publishers, and readers. Smith argues that this literature served as a form of extra-ecclesiastical ministry and credits the popularity and longevity of religious books to their day-to-day usefulness rather than their theological correctness or aesthetic quality.
Drawing on publishers' records, letters by readers to authors, promotional ... Read more
Since the late nineteenth century, religiously themed books in America have been commercially popular yet scorned by critics. Working at the intersection of literary history, lived religion, and consumer culture, Erin A. Smith considers the largely unexplored world of popular religious books, examining the apparent tension between economic and religious imperatives for authors, publishers, and readers. Smith argues that this literature served as a form of extra-ecclesiastical ministry and credits the popularity and longevity of religious books to their day-to-day usefulness rather than their theological correctness or aesthetic quality.
Drawing on publishers' records, letters by readers to authors, promotional ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of North Carolina Press United States
Number of pages
464
Condition
New
Number of Pages
464
Place of Publication
Chapel Hill, United States
ISBN
9781469621326
SKU
V9781469621326
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About Erin A. Smith
Erin A. Smith is associate professor of American studies and literature at the University of Texas at Dallas, USA.
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