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Author Marti, Gerardo, 1965-

Title Hollywood faith : holiness, prosperity, and ambition in a Los Angeles church / Gerardo Marti
Published New Brunswick, NJ : Rutgers University Press, ©2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 234 pages)
Contents Introduction: The making of a star : Hollywood as destination and dream -- Love and hate between Hollywood and Christianity -- Save the world, starting in Hollywood -- Celebrity, heartache, and the pressure to "make it" -- Religion playing at a theater near you -- Fade to black -- Becoming champions of life -- Conclusion: Religion in the era of identity commodification
Summary In Christianity, as with most religions, attaining holiness and a higher spirituality while simultaneously pursuing worldly ideals such as fame and fortune is nearly impossible. So how do people pursuing careers in Hollywood?s entertainment industry maintain their religious devotion without sacrificing their career goals? For some, the answer lies just two miles south of the historic center of Hollywood, California, at the Oasis Christian Center. In Hollywood Faith, Gerardo Marti shows how a multiracial evangelical congregation of 2,000 people accommodates itself to the entertainment industry
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-277) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Christianity and culture -- California -- Los Angeles
Church work.
Ethnicity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
RELIGION -- Christianity -- History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology of Religion.
Christianity and culture
Church work
Ethnicity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Religion
SUBJECT Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Religion
Subject California -- Los Angeles
California -- Los Angeles -- Hollywood
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780813545639
0813545633
0813543487
9780813543482
0813543495
9780813543499