Aimee Semple McPherson - Everybody's Sister (Paperback)

One of the most influential and dynamic evangelists of the twentieth century, Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944) was a complex, lively, and controversial figure with a flair for the dramatic. Against the backdrop of the Roaring Twenties, Sister Aimee, as she was widely known, cultivated her ministry, preaching the "old-fashioned gospel" and calling for a return to simple biblical Christianity. A religious leader who strongly identified with ordinary folk, she attracted hundreds of thousands of loyal followers throughout the United States and Canada. Edith L. Blumhofer's thorough biography is grounded in extensive research and academic scholarship, yet written for the general reader as much as the historian. Blumhofer offers unique insights into McPherson's Canadian and Salvation Army roots and her relationship with Pentecostalism and uses her experiences to test stereotypes about mainstream Protestantism and Pentecostalism. Blumhofer has also had access to resources not available to previous biographers - selected minutes of The International Church of the Foursquare Gospel - and she had contact with both of McPherson's children, Roberta Semple Salter and Rolf McPherson. Dozens of photographs also help illustrate McPherson's multiple roles as missionary, radio broadcaster, editor, mother, wife, and - above all - dramatic and inspiring evangelist.

General

Imprint:	William B. Eerdmans
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 1993
First published:	December 1993
Authors:	Edith L. Blumhofer
Dimensions:	220 x 155 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	431
ISBN-13:	978-0-8028-0155-5
Categories:	Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > Pentecostal Churches Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity Books > Religion & Spirituality > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > Pentecostal Churches Books > Christianity > Christian & quasi-Christian cults & sects Books > Christianity > Christian institutions & organizations > Christian ministry & pastoral activity Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > Pentecostal Churches Promotions
LSN:	0-8028-0155-2
Barcode:	9780802801555

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