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Forgiven : The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry Hardcover - 1989
by Charles E. Shepard
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- Title Forgiven : The Rise and Fall of Jim Bakker and the PTL Ministry
- Author Charles E. Shepard
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 635
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 1989
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0871132931I4N00
- ISBN 9780871132932 / 0871132931
- Weight 2.36 lbs (1.07 kg)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 89-34053
- Dewey Decimal Code B
Summary
The man: the puzzle of Jim Bakker, the enigmatic youngest son of a machinist -- he rose from college dropout to the enthusiastic host of the "700 Club" for Pat Robertson, and finally to president of the ill-fated PTL ministry. The money: Bakker's "Lifetime Partnerships" became a $160-million engine that propelled his ministry into national prominence. Simultaneously, his moral and management failures veered PTL toward financial collapse, setting the stage for indictment and criminal trial. The faithful: Hundreds of thousands of trusting, charismatic, and Pentecostal Christians found in Bakker, PTL, and Heritage USA a hero of their own, a church in their living room, and a loving community of like-minded believers. Bakker's lieutenants: The Pentecostal bishop for whom the ends justified the means; the effeminate one-time piano player who wielded Bakker's proxy; and the succession of idealists who tried to keep Bakker's ministry on a righteous course. The press: The Charlotte Observer's exclusive behind-the-scenes-pursuit of the Jessica Hahn payoff and PTL's efforts to keep its cover-up from unraveling. - Back cover.