Forgiven : The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry
by Shepard, Charles E
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- Hardcover
- Condition
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About This Item
NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 1989. Cover clean, minor rubbing. Dj clean, chipping & old sticker. Glue has bled through gutter paper. Pages are clean & binding is tight.. Third Printing. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Synopsis
The man: the puzzle of Jim Bakker, the enigmatic youngest son of a machinist -- he rose from college dropout to the enthusiastic host of the "700 Club" for Pat Robertson, and finally to president of the ill-fated PTL ministry. The money: Bakker's "Lifetime Partnerships" became a $160-million engine that propelled his ministry into national prominence. Simultaneously, his moral and management failures veered PTL toward financial collapse, setting the stage for indictment and criminal trial. The faithful: Hundreds of thousands of trusting, charismatic, and Pentecostal Christians found in Bakker, PTL, and Heritage USA a hero of their own, a church in their living room, and a loving community of like-minded believers. Bakker's lieutenants: The Pentecostal bishop for whom the ends justified the means; the effeminate one-time piano player who wielded Bakker's proxy; and the succession of idealists who tried to keep Bakker's ministry on a righteous course. The press: The Charlotte Observer's exclusive behind-the-scenes-pursuit of the Jessica Hahn payoff and PTL's efforts to keep its cover-up from unraveling. - Back cover.
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- Title
- Forgiven : The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry
- Author
- Shepard, Charles E
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- Third Printing
- Publisher
- Atlantic Monthly Press
- Place of Publication
- NY
- Date Published
- 1989
- Keywords
- Religion
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
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- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Chipping
- A defect in which small pieces are missing from the edges; fraying or small pieces of paper missing the edge of a paperback, or...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
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