01949nam a2200397 a 4500 ebr10446270 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 100528s2011 cau sb s001 0 eng d 2010022319 9780520259270 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780520267527 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9780520948242 (e-book) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)704277688 n-us--- BL2525 .L65 2011eb 306.60973/090511 22 Lofton, Kathryn. Oprah [electronic resource] : the gospel of an icon / Kathryn Lofton. Berkeley : University of California Press, 2011. xiii, 288 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Practicing purchase : the prosperity gospel of a spiritual capitalism -- Celebrity spirit : the incorporation of your best life -- Diverting conversions : the makeover as social rite -- Preacher queen : the race and gender of America's confessor -- Reading religiously : the reformations of Oprah's Book Club -- Missionary gift : the globalization of inspiration -- Conclusion -- Epilogue : political spirituality, or the Oprahfication of Obama. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Winfrey, Oprah Influence. Oprah Winfrey show (Television program) Religion and culture United States. Popular culture Religious aspects. Celebrities. United States Religion. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10446270 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 247095 247095