Born Again Bodies: Flesh and Spirit in American Christianity

by R. Marie Griffith

Book Overview

"Fat People Don't Go to Heaven " screamed a headline in the tabloid Globe in November 2000. The story recounted the success of the Weigh Down Workshop, the nation's largest Christian diet corporation and the subject of extensive press coverage from Larry King Live to the New Yorker. In the United States today, hundreds of thousands of people are making diet a religious duty by enrolling in Christian diet programs and reading Christian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520242408
• ISBN13: 9780520242401
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 323 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

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