This is a weird one. This essay by Sharon Mazer called "The Power Team" is a really nice example of a research paper. She uses a bunch of different types of sources, like Times interviews, videos, live witnessing of the acts themselves and interviews from pastors. The topic itself was strange.
I was raised Catholic and always thought of the Evangelists on TV as crazy people, and I could only imagine actually seeing these guys ripping apart phone books "in the name of God." What I did notice was the repeat reference to the formulaic design of their program. I just watched a documentary in sociology class about the marketing of "cool" to adolescence. It focused on MTV and Sprite and how they market to youth. It also mentioned WWF and how it attracts guys. The Power Team openly admits to this same marketing ploys.
Another point was the "feminisation" of Christianity. Basically, Christianity is "uncool" to young males. The goal of the Power team is to make Christianity cool again. But some of the strongest examples of faith in the Bible are of females, like Mary.
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