Born again bodies: flesh and spirit in American Christianity
"Fat People Don't Go to Heaven!" screamed a headline in the tabloid Globe in November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down Workshop, the nation's largest Christian diet corporation and the subject of extensive press coverage from Larry King Live to the New York...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley
University of Californiarnia Press
c2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Series/Journal: | California studies in food and culture
12 California Studies in Food and Culture Ser v.12 |
| Further subjects: | B
Human Body
Social aspects (United States)
History
B Protestantism (United States) History B United States Religious life and customs B Human Body Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines B Electronic books B Human body - Religious aspects - Christianity - History of doctrines |
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| Summary: | "Fat People Don't Go to Heaven!" screamed a headline in the tabloid Globe in November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down Workshop, the nation's largest Christian diet corporation and the subject of extensive press coverage from Larry King Live to the New Yorker. In the United States today, hundreds of thousands of people are making diet a religious duty by enrolling in Christian diet programs and reading Christian diet literature like What Would Jesus Eat? and Fit for God. Written with style and wit, far ranging in its implications, and rich with the stories of real people |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-302) and index |
| ISBN: | 0520242408 |