Hollywood faith
Subtitle: holiness, prosperity, and ambition in a Los Angeles church
By: Gerardo Marti.
Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New Brunswick, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 234
ISBN-13: 9780813543482; 9780813543499
Subjects: Christianity and culture -- California -- Los Angeles; Church work; Ethnicity -- Religious aspects -- Christianity; Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) -- Religion
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-277) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The making of a star : Hollywood as destination and dream; title: Love and hate between Hollywood and Christianity; title: Save the world, starting in Hollywood; title: Celebrity, heartache, and the pressure to "make it"; title: Religion playing at a theater near you; title: Fade to black; title: Becoming champions of life; title: Conclusion: Religion in the era of identity commodification