| Description |
1 online resource (213 pages) |
| Contents |
Preface; Introduction; 1 Humble Beginnings; 2 Once in a Lifetime: Jakes Receives His Big Break; 3 Prophetic Sign and Wonder: Jakes' Ministry Explodes; 4 A Virtuoso, a Prodigy: Jakes' Appeal in the Spiritual Marketplace; A Message of Prosperity; "Woman Art Thou Really Loosed?"; Businessman and a Minister; The New Black Church; American Phenomenon: Summary and Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
T.D. Jakes has emerged as one of the most prolific spiritual leaders of our time. He is pastor of one of the largest churches in the country, CEO of a multimillion dollar empire, the host of a television program, author of a dozen bestsellers, and the producer of two Grammy Award-nominated CDs and three critically acclaimed plays. In 2001 Time magazine featured Jakes on the cover and asked: Is Jakes the next Billy Graham. T.D. Jakes draws on extensive research, including interviews with numerous friends and colleagues of Jakes, to examine both Jakes's rise to prominence and proliferation of a. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Local Note |
EBSCOhost Biography Reference Center |
| Subject |
Jakes, T. D.
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Jakes, T. D. (OCoLC)fst00355485
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Lee, Shayne. T.D. Jakes : America's New Preacher. New York : NYU Press, ©2007 9780814752050 |
| ISBN |
9780814765135 (electronic bk.) |
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0814765130 (electronic bk.) |
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