Aimee Semple Mcpherson and the Resurrection of Christian America

Name: Aimee Semple Mcpherson and the Resurrection of Christian America
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ISBN: 9780674032538

ISBN-10: 0674032535

ISBN-13: 9780674032538

Edition: 2007

Authors: Matthew Avery Sutton

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From the Pilgrims who settled at Plymouth Rock to Christian Coalition canvassers working for George W. Bush, Americans have long sought to integrate faith with politics. Few have been as successful as Hollywood evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson.During the years between the two world wars, McPherson was the most flamboyant and controversial minister in the United States. She built an enormously successful and innovative megachurch, established a mass media empire, and produced spellbinding theatrical sermons that rivaled Tinseltown's spectacular shows. As McPherson's power grew, she moved beyond religion into the realm of politics, launching a national crusade to fight the teaching of…

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 5/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Matthew Avery Sutton is Assistant Professor of History at College of Liberal Arts, Washington State University .



Prologue



Faith in the city of Angels



The Foursquare Gospel



Marketing the Old-Time Religion



Kidnapping the Bride of Christ



Unraveling the Mystery



Wilderness Wanderings



The Long Road Back to Pentecost



Searching for Christian America



Remaking the City on the Hill


Epilogue


Notes


Acknowledgments


Illustration Credits


Index


Illustrations follow pages 76, 184, and 266.