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aMarie Dallam has uncovered an aspect of the African American
past about which we have long known too little. In doing so she has
made a substantial contribution to the study of twentieth-century
African American religion. Assiduously researched and carefully
written, Dallamas book finally elevates the scholarship on aSweeta
Daddy Grace to the level of that of his rival and contemporary,
Father Divine.a
--Wallace D. Best, Harvard Divinity School
aProvides significant insights for our understanding of Daddy
Grace and the House of Prayer. This well-researched, clearly
written text is a valuable scholarly resource for those interested
in New Religious Movements, American Religion, and African American
Religion.a
-- Sandy Dwayne Martin, author of "For God and Race"
aThis edgy and resourceful analysis of Daddy Grace, a
misunderstood yet highly significant religious luminary, expands
our understanding of a critical period in the black church
experience. Dallamas meticulous scholarship fills in many crucial
pieces and refutes longstanding inaccuracies regarding Graceas
life, message, and legacy.a
--Shayne Lee, author of "T.D. Jakes: Americaas New Preacher"
Charles Manuel aSweet Daddya Grace founded the United House of
Prayer for All People in Wareham, Massachusetts in 1919. This
charismatic church has been regarded as one of the most extreme
Pentecostal sects in the country. In addition to attention-getting
maneuvers such as wearing purple suits with glitzy jewelry,
purchasing high profile real estate, and conducting baptisms in
city streets with a fire hose, the flamboyant Grace reputedly
accepted massive donationsfrom his poverty-stricken followers and
used the money to live lavishly. It was assumed by many that Grace
was the charismatic glue that held his church together, and that
once he was gone the institution would disintegrate. Instead,
following his 1960 death there was a period of confusion,
restructuring, and streamlining. Today the House of Prayer remains
an active church with a national membership in the tens of
thousands.
Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer
seriously examines the religious nature of the House of Prayer, the
dimensions of Graceas leadership strategies, and the connections
between his often ostentatious acts and the intentional
infrastructure of the House of Prayer. Furthermore, woven through
the text are analyses of the race, class, and gender issues
manifest in the House of Prayer structure under Graceas aegis.
Marie W. Dallam here offers both a religious history of the
House of Prayer as an institution and an intellectual history of
its colorful and enigmatic leader.
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