Is Celebrity Culture Eroding American Evangelicalism? This Publishing Insider Says Yes

(OPINION) Author Katelyn Beaty’s new book “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits are Hurting the Church” diagnoses a problem that’s pretty much absent in mainline Protestantism, Black Protestantism (there are some glaring exceptions in the health-and-wealth world), Catholicism and other U.S. religious bodies. Why is celebrity culture so magnified in White evangelicalism?

North America, OpinionRichard OstlingSeptember 13, 2022Richard Ostling, Katelyn Beaty, baker books, brazos, Rodney palmer, american baptist, Christianity Today, ghost writers, plagiarism, Joel Osteen, Kanye West, Justin Bieber, Beth Moore, Tim Keller, Ravi ZachariasComment

The Dangers Of Celebrity In The Church: Q&A With Katelyn Beaty

With each new megachurch leader flashed across national news for financial scandals, abuses and promiscuity, it is easy to become skeptical of evangelicalism entirely. But what causes dynamic pastors to abuse their power? And what can churches do to hold them accountable? On a recent episode of the Biblical Mind podcast hosted by Dr. Dru Johnson and the Center for Hebraic Thought, Katelyn Beaty, author of “Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church” answers these questions. Johnson and Beaty discuss the dangers of American celebrity pastors leading large corporations with unquestioned authority.

North America, NewsDru JohnsonAugust 30, 2022Dru Johnson, Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus, Celebrity in the Church, Hillsong, Billy Graham, Center for Hebraic Thought, Church, corporate church, megachurch, business of church, evangelicals, Biblical Mind podcast, Primary Feature Comment

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