Essay: Beyond $1,000 sneakers – Carl Lentz, hype priests and the cult of celebrity

In an article first published on Religion News Service, TYLER JONES, a pseudonym used by the founder of PreachersNSneakers, reflects on how some churches have adopted a celebrity-centric approach…
THE INTERVIEW: AUTHOR KATE BOWLER ON HOW EVANGELICAL WOMEN CARVED OUT A NICHE IN CELEBRITY CULTURE

YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, speaks with author and historian Kate Bowler about her new book, ‘The Preacher’s Wife’…
Essay: The sadness of soap opera lives
MAL FLETCHER takes a look at where the “culture of celebrity” is leading us…