The art of the public grovel : sexual sin and public confession in America / Susan Wise Bauer.
Author/creator |
Bauer, Susan Wise |
Format | Book and Print |
Publication Info | Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2008. |
Description | x, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Subject(s) |
Click here for more information about this title
Contents | 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. |
Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [315]-322) and index. |
LCCN | 2008020570 |
ISBN | 9780691138107 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
ISBN | 0691138109 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
Available Items
Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
Joyner | General Stacks | HQ 18.U5 B34 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |