{"product_id":"the-preachers-wife-kate-bowler-9780691179612","title":"The Preacher's Wife: The Precarious Power of Evangelical Women Celebrities","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eEverything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, a fascinating look at the world of Christian women celebrities\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince the 1970s, an important new figure has appeared on the center stage of American evangelicalism--the celebrity preacher's wife. Although most evangelical traditions bar women from ordained ministry, many women have carved out unofficial positions of power in their husbands' spiritual empires or their own ministries. The biggest stars--such as Beth Moore, Joyce Meyer, and Victoria Osteen--write bestselling books, grab high ratings on Christian television, and even preach. In this engaging book, Kate Bowler, an acclaimed historian of religion and the author of the bestselling memoir \u003ci\u003eEverything Happens for a Reason: And Other Lies I've Loved\u003c\/i\u003e, offers a sympathetic and revealing portrait of megachurch women celebrities, showing how they must balance the demands of celebrity culture and conservative, male-dominated faiths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhether standing alone or next to their husbands, the leading women of megaministry play many parts: the preacher, the homemaker, the talent, the counselor, and the beauty. Boxed in by the high expectations of modern Christian womanhood, they follow and occasionally subvert the visible and invisible rules that govern the lives of evangelical women, earning handsome rewards or incurring harsh penalties. They must be pretty, but not immodest; exemplary, but not fake; vulnerable to sin, but not deviant. And black celebrity preachers' wives carry a special burden of respectability. But despite their influence and wealth, these women are denied the most important symbol of spiritual power--the pulpit. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of women who most often started off as somebody's wife and ended up as everyone's almost-pastor, \u003ci\u003eThe Preacher's Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis a compelling account of women's search for spiritual authority in the age of celebrity.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kate Bowler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0691179611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691179612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 98","brand":"Kate Bowler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43995571355903,"sku":"9780691179612","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81ef909d-c723-420c-b94d-01b658d0cd2e.jpg?v=1683336574","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-preachers-wife-kate-bowler-9780691179612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}