Has Oprah Hosted Brights?

What is a Bright?

Religion of Oprah Article (sample below)

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Lofton has a talent for turning pop culture into examples of religious studies theory. She called Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” a theme song for Halloween and an example of American tradition in the online magazine, Religion Dispatches. She wrote about George Carlin’s anti-religious humor and John Travolta’s Scientology to point out places where religion and media meet. And she is always taking note of how, and where, religion operates. “As a scholar of a religion, I think it’s one of our jobs to be cued into how people manage pain, and the idea of evil, or whether or not we live in a just world,” Lofton said. That’s where the Oprah Show comes in. From her perspective as a scholar, Oprah––the magazine, the Book Club and all the products of Oprah Winfrey’s multimedia production company, Harpo––is bursting with indications of where Americans look for answers to life’s trials. Lofton argues that Oprah Winfrey acts as an authoritative guide, someone with a script for living a good life, without condemnation or perceived dogma. Lofton says, “This is a religion for those who don’t want to be religious, but want to feel revelation.”