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BL
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1015604
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b769974
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Lynch, Christopher Owen,1954-
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Selling Catholicism : : Bishop Sheen and the power of television /\ Christopher Owen Lynch.
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| Publication Statement
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Lexington, Kentucky :: The University Press of Kentucky,, 1998.
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, ©1998
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1 online resource (216 pages) :: illustrations
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0813157099
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: 9780813157092
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9780813120676
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Shaping of a Medieval Knight for a Modern World; 2 Quest for Stability in the Midst of Change; 3 The Medieval City and the Crusade for the American Ideal; 4 A Television Troubadour Sings His Medieval Lady's Praise; 5 Bishop Sheen's Role Negotiation from Ascetic Bishop to Television Celebrity; 6 Bishop Sheen as Harbinger of an American Camelot; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
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When the popularity of Milton Berle's television show began to slip, Berle quipped, ""At least I'm losing my ratings to God!"" He was referring to the popularity of ""Life Is Worth Living"" and its host, Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. The show aired from 1952 to 1957, and Sheen won an Emmy, beating competition that included Lucille Ball, Jimmy Durante, and Edward R. Murrow. What was the secret to Sheen's on-air success? Christopher Lynch examines how he reached a diverse audience by using television to synthesize traditional American Protestantism with a reassuring vision of Catholicism as patriotic a.
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Sheen, Fulton J., (Fulton John),1895-1979.
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Sheen, Fulton J., (Fulton John),1895-1979.
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Catholic Church-- United States-- History-- 20th century.
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Catholic Church.
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Life is worth living (Television program)
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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282/.092
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BX4705.S612.L963 1998eb
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