Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America

Informationen zum Autor Matthew Avery Sutton Klappentext Sutton's definitive study of McPherson reveals the woman whose life marked the beginning of Pentecostalism's advance from the margins of Protestantism, whose integration of politics with faith set precedents for the religious right, and whose celebrity status came to define modern evangelicalism. Zusammenfassung McPherson was the most flamboyant, controversial minister in the U.S. between the world wars, building a megachurch, a mass media empire, and a political career to resurrect what she saw as Americaâ™s Christian heritage. Suttonâ™s study reveals a trail-blazing pioneer, marking the beginning of Pentecostalismâ™s advance to mainstream American culture.

Autorentext

Matthew Avery Sutton

Klappentext

Sutton's definitive study of McPherson reveals the woman whose life marked the beginning of Pentecostalism's advance from the margins of Protestantism, whose integration of politics with faith set precedents for the religious right, and whose celebrity status came to define modern evangelicalism.

Zusammenfassung
McPherson was the most flamboyant, controversial minister in the U.S. between the world wars, building a megachurch, a mass media empire, and a political career to resurrect what she saw as Americaâ™s Christian heritage. Suttonâ™s study reveals a trail-blazing pioneer, marking the beginning of Pentecostalismâ™s advance to mainstream American culture.

Inhalt

Prologue 1. Faith in the City of Angels 2. The Foursquare Gospel 3. Marketing the Old-Time Religion 4. Kidnapping the Bride of Christ 5. Unraveling the Mystery 6. Wilderness Wanderings 7. The Long Road Back to Pentecost 8. Searching for Christian America 9. Remaking the City on the Hill Epilogue Notes Acknowledgments Illustration Credits Index