One of the most influential and dynamic evangelists of the twentieth century, Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) was a complex, controversial figure with a flair for the dramatic. This absorbing biography offers unique insights into McPherson's Canadian and Salvation Army roots and her relationship with Pentecostalism.
Edith Blumhofer utilizes selected minutes of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel—a resource not available to previous biographers—and her conversations with McPherson's children, Roberta Semple Salter and Rolf McPherson, to engagingly depict this colorful and inspiring evangelist.
"Journalistic exposés and hagiographic lore have made it difficult to tell where the facts of McPherson's life ended and the legends began. But Blumhofer's study establishes a clear historical record. With lucid prose and remarkable empathy, she tracks McPherson's turbulent career...An excursion into a Norman Rockwell-like world of small towns, throbbing revival preaching, and unforgettable healings, this biography will stand for years as the 'standard' treatment of one of the most heralded religious celebrities of the twentieth century."
—Grant Wacker, Duke Divinity School
"Edith Blumhofer has done much more than write a titillating tale. She probes deeply into the Pentecostal mind-set and subculture and offers penetrating insights into a woman who powerfully influenced the course of religion in America...A lively and important book."
—David E. Harrell, Jr. Auburn University
"Edith Blumhofer cuts through the myth to portray the courageous woman who dared to dramatize the Bible and make its stories so vivid and relevant that in the midst of the Roaring Twenties she preached to standing room only."
—Roberta Semple Salter
Chapters
- Beginnings
- The Pivot
- Full Time
- Itinerating
- The Foursquare Gospel
- Content
- Angelus Temple
- Angry Surges Roll
- Regrouping
- Finishing the Course
Product Details
Paperback: 448 Pages
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