I normally don't read books on religion and I had never even heard of T.D. Jakes. A colleague of mine urged me to read it because of my proficiency in postmodern theory. I was pleasantly surprised at Lee's discussion on Jakes as a contemporary pomo figure.

Lee's work confirms my longstanding hunch that we need to stop pandering French theorists for cues on what postmodernism is all about. He showed how Jakes (and American Popular Religion) is theologically conservative but pomo in flash, style, ability to draw from many traditions and willingness turn spiritual gifts into religious commodities. Postmodernism will take a different form in America and so we need more theorists to examine our country's unique way of adopting those sensibilities while maintaining faith in objective reality.

Anyone who wants a clear and concise understanding of how pomo cultural changes affect religion and America should check this book out. My only gripe is that Lee should have been a lot more upfront about his contributions to pomo theory. Lee is really on to something and kind of dropped the ball by not being more aggressive in taking on the pomo canon. I still think this will go down as a pomo classic.