Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America
Author | : Matthew Avery Sutton |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 2009-06-30 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780674027039 |
ISBN-10 | : 0674027035 |
Rating | : 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Download or read book Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America written by Matthew Avery Sutton and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2009-06-30 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimee Semple McPherson was the most flamboyant and controversial minister in the United States between the world wars, building a successful megachurch, a mass media empire, and eventually a political career to resurrect what she believed was America's Christian heritage. Sutton's definitive study reveals the woman as a trail-blazing pioneer, her life marking the beginning of Pentecostalism's advance to the mainstream of American culture.