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Kathryn Lofton

Author of Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon

3+ Works 117 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Kathryn Lofton is Assistant Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies at Yale University.

Works by Kathryn Lofton

Oprah: The Gospel of an Icon (2011) 53 copies, 1 review

Consuming Religion (Class 200: New Studies in Religion) (2017) 46 copies

Women's Work: An Anthology of African-American Women's Historical Writings from Antebellum America to the Harlem Renaissance (2010) — Editor — 18 copies

Associated Works

B-Side Books: Essays on Forgotten Favorites (2021) — Contributor — 22 copies, 2 reviews

The Blackwell Companion to Religion in America (2010) — Contributor — 13 copies

Mormon Studies Review - Volume 1 (2014) (2014) — Contributor — 2 copies

Mormon Studies Review - Volume 9 (2022) (2022) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Gender: female
Occupations: professor of religious studies
professor of American studies
professor of history
professor of divinity
dean of humanities
Organizations: Yale University
Awards and honors: Lex Hixon Professor of Religious Studies and American Studies, Yale University

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Oprah by Kathryn Lofton

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Seminary Co-op Notable Book of the Decade

Consuming Religion (Class 200: New Studies in Religion) (2020)

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Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp Editor

Neal A. Maxwell Institute

University of Illinois

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Works: 3
Also by: 4
Members: 117
Popularity: #168,596
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 12

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