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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     Choice Review     Library Journal Review     Publisher Weekly Review     Table of Contents     More Content       More by this author     Wigger, John H., 1959-     Subjects     Bakker, Jim, 1940-     Messner, Tammy Faye, 1942-2007.     PTL (Organization)     PTL Club (Television program)     Television in religion -- United States -- History.     Church fund raising -- North Carolina -- Charlotte.     Fraud -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.     Sex scandals -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.     Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Fundamentalism -- United States -- History.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Wigger, John H., 1959-       by title:      PTL : the rise and f...       by call number:      269.20922 B168w     Search the Web     Wigger, John H., 1959-     Bakker, Jim, 1940-     Messner, Tammy Faye, 1942-2007.     PTL (Organization)     PTL Club (Television program)     Television in religion -- United States -- History.     Church fund raising -- North Carolina -- Charlotte.     Fraud -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.     Sex scandals -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.     Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.     Fundamentalism -- United States -- History.       MARC Display

PTL : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire / John Wigger. by Wigger, John H., 1959- Oxford University Press, 2017. Call #: 269.20922 B168w Subjects Bakker, Jim, 1940-   Messner, Tammy Faye, 1942-2007.   PTL (Organization)   PTL Club (Television program)   Television in religion -- United States -- History.   Church fund raising -- North Carolina -- Charlotte.   Fraud -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.   Sex scandals -- North Carolina -- Charlotte -- Case studies.   Evangelicalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century.   Fundamentalism -- United States -- History. ISBN:  9780199379712 (hc.) Alternate title:  Praise the Lord : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire People that love : the rise and fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's evangelical empire Description:  x, 407 pages ; 25 cm. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary:  In 1974 Jim and Tammy Bakker launched their television show, the PTL Club, from a former furniture store in Charlotte, N.C. with half a dozen friends. By 1987 they stood at the center of a ministry empire that included their own satellite network, a 2300-acre theme park visited by six million people a year, and millions of adoring fans. The Bakkers led a life of conspicuous consumption perfectly aligned with the prosperity gospel they preached. They bought vacation homes, traveled first-class with an entourage and proclaimed that God wanted everyone to be healthy and wealthy. When it all fell apart, after revelations of a sex scandal and massive financial mismanagement, all of America watched more than two years of federal investigation and trial as Jim was eventually convicted on 24 counts of fraud and conspiracy. Although sentenced to 45 years in prison, he was released after five years. The spectacular story of the rise and fall of the Bakkers. John Wigger traces their lives from humble beginnings to wealth, fame, and eventual disgrace. At its core, PTL is the story of a group of people committed to religious innovation, who pushed the boundaries of evangelical religion's engagement with American culture. Drawing on trial transcripts, videotapes, newspaper articles, and interviews with key insiders, dissidents, and lawyers, Wigger reveals the power of religion to redirect American culture. The story of a grand vision gone wrong, of the power of big religion in American life and its limits. In 2007, Tammy Faye Messner died after suffering 11 years with cancer. Jim Bakker has built a new ministry called Morningside which now broadcasts the daily Jim Bakker Show from the town of Blue Eye, Missouri, near Branson. His focus has switched from the properity gospel to the apocalypse. The studio is housed in a 600-acre development that resembles a miniature version of Bakker's former location, Heritage USA. He still owes the IRS about six million dollars. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status Due Date   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 269.20922 B168w Adult books Checked in   Add Copy to MyList Tantallon Public Library Adult Nonfiction 269.20922 B168w Adult books Checked out Jul 09, 2024 Add Copy to MyList

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