Televangelism
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Joel Osteen is America's most popular televangelist and pastor of the country's largest congregation, Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. The 54-year old has been preaching since 1999, and his sermons air in over 200 U.S. markets and over 100... more
One of the more perplexing exegetical difficulties faced by adherents of American-style premillennialism has to do with the question of what role the United States will play in the coming apocalypse. Despite the nearness of the eschaton... more
Explanations of religious change in terms of a religious market metaphor often employ one of two approaches: (1) the supply-side approach, which stresses both the role of restrictions and deregulations in the religious marketplace and the... more
This study names and examines the Renewalist (Pentecostal-charismatic-neocharismatic) strain of Christian Zionism using the International Christian Embassy, Jerusalem, as a primary lens into this global movement. The major finding in this... more
oel Osteen is America’s most popular televangelist and pastor of the America’s largest congregation, Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas. The 52-year old has been preaching since 1999, and his sermons air in over 200 U.S. markets and over... more
In many parts of Africa, charismatic-Pentecostal churches are increasingly and effectively making use of mass media and entering the public sphere. This article presents a case study of a popular charismatic church in Ghana and its media... more
Full title: ‘Calling’ and ‘Training’: Role Innovation and Religious De-differentiation in Commercialised Indonesian Islam. Abstract: This article explores parallels between emergent Islamic popular culture in the commercial arena in... more
Offers a concise overview of scholarly approaches to prosperity gospel based on most recent literature.
Over the past few decades, televangelism has emerged as one important media phenomenon, inter alia, among Muslim communities. As a phenomenon, televangelism is interesting in many respects; it is a manifestation of the phenomenon of... more
This is my chapter in the book Faith and Language Practices in Digital Spaces. This book shares the results of research conducted within and across the complex nexus of language, religion and the Internet. It identifies the dynamic and... more
This article proposes a rethinking of religion and mediatization by differentiating between two intersections of religion and media, public religion and religious mediation. I argue that whenever religious change that can be usefully... more
Abstract: This monograph provides a critical overview and assessment of dakwahtainment or Islamic televangelism in post-reform Indonesia. Dakwah is an Indonesian word based on Arabic that means propagation of Islam – a religious duty for... more
First hand account of "psychedelic activism" at live taping of televangelist Joel Olsteen at Trinity Broadcasting Network.
This article examines evangelical gender paradigms as expressed through a 700 Club cooking segment facilitated by Gordon Robertson, the son of Pat Robertson – founder of the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN), The 700 Club, Christian... more
Televangelism or preaching religion via television/YouTube is one manifestation of the global culture of ’infotainment’ where the domains of information and entertainment are blurred (e.g. van Zoonen 2005). In this paper, I deconstruct... more
The Indian Government’s open policy on satellite television is attracting a plethora of American-based charismatic television ministries in India. This study, albeit based on preliminary findings from a limited study of church and Hindu... more
Televangelism or preaching religion via TV and YouTube represents an interesting media phenomenon in which religious messages are presented in an entertaining manner. Despite the novelty of televangelism and its popularity, little... more
Religious media plays a vital role in reforming and changing the socio-religious and cultural lifestyle of the society. This paper looks at the character of online Islamic evangelism, which targets Muslim youth of Indian backgrounds and... more
Currently, religious broadcasting in Turkey is flourishing. Despite the variety it offers, religious broadcasting remains an under-investigated topic compared to other religious media. This paper analyses a particular form of religious... more
This monograph provides a critical overview and assessment of dakwahtainment or Islamic televangelism in post-reform Indonesia. Dakwah is an Indonesian word based on Arabic that means propagation of Islam – a religious duty for all... more
More than a university, Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma was also the headquarters for evangelist Oral Roberts’s electronic church. The electronic church in America, dominated by Christian evangelicals, used technology to spread... more
Joel Osteen is America's most popular televangelist and pastor of the country's largest congregation, Lakewood Church in Houston, TX. The 54-year old has been preaching since 1999, and his sermons air in over 200 U.S. markets and over 100... more
As online church services have become widespread since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, discussions about the importance of interactions within the congregation during church service have emerged. In this essay I discuss the... more