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The Art of the Public Grovel : Sexual Sin and Public Confession in America /

Whether you are a politician caught carrying on with an intern or a minister photographed with a prostitute, discovery does not necessarily spell the end of your public career. Admit your sins carefully, using the essential elements of an evangelical confession identified by Susan Wise Bauer in The...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Bauer, Susan Wise (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Grover the good, Belshazzar Blaine, and the rapacious woman
  • In the presence of the elect (with the world looking on)
  • Aimee Semple McPherson and the devil
  • Confession goes public
  • Ted Kennedy misreads his public
  • Jimmy Carter, traitor to the cause
  • Jim Bakker shoots his allies
  • Jimmy Swaggart's model confession
  • Clinton and the three public confessions
  • Unaware of change
  • Conclusion: Predictions.