Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church

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Katelyn Beaty

Celebrities for Jesus

Name: Celebrities for Jesus
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ISBN: 9781587437168

How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church

Katelyn Beaty

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English

Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
25 November 2025

Religious ethics; Christianity; Christian life & practice; Personal Christian testimony & inspirational works; Christian social thought & activity

★ Publishers Weekly starred review

""A must-read for anyone invested in the fate of evangelicalism.""--Publishers Weekly

Many Christian leaders use their fame and influence to great effect. Whether that popularity resides at the local church level or represents national or international influence, many leaders have effectively said to their followers, ""Follow me as I follow Christ."" But when fame is cultivated for its own sake without spiritual maturity and accountability, it has a shadow side that betrays the heart of the gospel. Celebrity--defined as social power without proximity--has led to abuses of power, the cultivation of persona, and a fixation on profits.

In light of the fall of famous Christian leaders in recent years, the time has come for the church to reexamine its relationship to celebrity. Award-winning journalist Katelyn Beaty explores the ways fame has reshaped the American church, explains how and why celebrity is woven into the fabric of the evangelical movement, and identifies many ways fame has gone awry in recent years. She shows us how evangelical culture is uniquely attracted to celebrity gurus over and against institutions, and she offers a renewed vision of ordinary faithfulness, helping us all keep fame in its proper place.

By: Katelyn Beaty
Imprint: Brazos Press, Div of Baker Publishing Group
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 222g
ISBN: 9781587437168
ISBN 10: 1587437163
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 25 November 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Katelyn Beaty is a writer, journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Religion News Service, Religion & Politics, and The Atlantic and has commented on faith and culture for CNN, ABC, NPR, the Associated Press, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She also cohosts Religion News Service's Saved by the City podcast.