The Applause of Heaven: Max Lucado and the Cutesy in American Evangelicalism
Best-selling evangelical author Max Lucado's appeal is indicative of a motif in evangelicalism that I call “the cutesy.” Evangelicals who use the cutesy seek the knowing smile, serenity, or the heart-felt and precious “awww.” Instead of dismissing the cutesy as unworthy of attention, we should...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
[2016]
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Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Year: 2016, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 617-640 |
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
USA
/ Lucado, Max 1955-
/ Evangelical movement
/ Emotion
/ Emotional behavior
/ Captatio benevolentiae
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RelBib Classification: | KBQ North America KDG Free church RE Homiletics RH Evangelization; Christian media |
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