Includes bibliographical references (pages 192-195) and index.
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Popular religion in America -- Part One: The rise of the religious personality cult -- Celebrity leaders in the history of American Christianity: 1865-1960 -- Celebrity leaders in the history of American Christianity: 1960-present -- New Christian values -- Part Two: Authority in modern American religion -- The nature of religious authority and how it works -- The decline of authority in the West -- The problem of "homelessness" and its solution.