CU Where Has Oprah Taken Us: The Religious Influence of the World's Most Famous Woman

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An evocative exploration of Oprah Winfreys religious beliefs, from her rejection of her Baptist upbringing to her controversialrise as an icon of church-free spirituality.

Born into poverty in Mississippi in 1954 and rising through talent, hard work and despite tragedyshe was raped at the age of nine and lost an infant son at 14Oprah Winfrey has become one of the wealthiest, most powerful, and most popular women of her age. These facts alone would make Winfrey worthy of study, yet what makes her of even more profound impact on American society is her decision to champion the cause of New Age Christianity. She is, as Christianity Today has proclaimed, a postmodern priestessan icon of church-free spirituality. Rejecting her Baptist roots, Winfrey has become a champion of the Course in Miracles, a seminar in which Christianity is reinterpreted in terms of self-actualization, personal divinity, and self-empowerment. She has also become a disciple of Eckhart Tolle, the increasingly popular teacher of a form of spirituality that blends Buddhism, Hinduism, Taoism, and Christianity.

Author Stephen Mansfieldexplores the Winfrey spiritual phenomenonmuch as Mansfield has with figures like George W. Bush, Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, and Winston Churchill.

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Stephen Mansfield is the New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln's Battle with God, The Faith of Barack Obama, Pope Benedict XVI, Searching for God and Guinness, and Never Give In: The Extraordinary Character of Winston Churchill. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife, Beverly.