{"product_id":"born-again-bodies-r-marie-griffith-9780520242401","title":"Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity","description":"\"Fat People Don't Go to Heaven!\" screamed a headline in the tabloid \u003ci\u003eGlobe \u003c\/i\u003ein November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down Workshop, the nation's largest Christian diet corporation and the subject of extensive press coverage from \u003ci\u003eLarry King Live \u003c\/i\u003eto the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker. \u003c\/i\u003eIn the United States today, hundreds of thousands of people are making diet a religious duty by enrolling in Christian diet programs and reading Christian diet literature like \u003ci\u003eWhat Would Jesus Eat? \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFit for God. \u003c\/i\u003eWritten with style and wit, far ranging in its implications, and rich with the stories of real people, \u003ci\u003eBorn Again Bodies \u003c\/i\u003elaunches a provocative yet sensitive investigation into Christian fitness and diet culture. Looking closely at both the religious roots of this movement and its present-day incarnations, R. Marie Griffith vividly analyzes Christianity's intricate role in America's obsession with the body, diet, and fitness. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs she traces the underpinning of modern-day beauty and slimness ideals--as well as the bigotry against people who are overweight--Griffith links seemingly disparate groups in American history including seventeenth-century New England Puritans, Progressive Era New Thought adherents, and late-twentieth-century evangelical diet preachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. Marie Griffith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520242408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520242401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 323\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 6.08w x 1.03d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/03\/2005 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/27\/2004 pg. 57\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2005 pg. 1038\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooks \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2005 pg. 16\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2013 pg. 76","brand":"R. Marie Griffith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43992210571519,"sku":"9780520242401","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_dd55c9ae-1434-4c50-b8bf-4f39afd510b4.jpg?v=1683314667","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/born-again-bodies-r-marie-griffith-9780520242401","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}