The art of the public grovel : sexual sin and public confession in America /
Bauer, S. Wise.
Princeton, N.J. ; Oxford : Princeton University Press,
c2008.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-322) and index.
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.
Sex scandals
Politicians
Presidents
Confession
Evangelicalism