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Historian Bowler (Duke Divinity Sch.; Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel) examines the place of celebrity women in Christian evangelical culture since the 1960s. During the second half of the 20th century, women in most mainline Protestant denominations won the right to be ordained into ministry. Though a significant achievement, this formal access to spiritual authority did not eliminate the "stained glass ceiling" that left women less likely to be c...Log In or Sign Up to Read More