Sutton, Matthew Avery 1975- creator text bibliography biography Electronic books. Biography. mau Cambridge, Mass Harvard University Press 2007 monographic eng 1 online resource (351 pages, 40 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations Americans have long sought to integrate faith with politics, but few have been as successful as Hollywood evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. In the 1920s and 1930s, she was the most flamboyant and controversial minister in the United States. She built an enormously successful and innovative megachurch, established a mass media empire, and produced theatrical sermons that rivaled Tinseltown's spectacular shows. As McPherson's power grew, she moved into the realm of politics, launching a national crusade to fight the teaching of evolution, defend Prohibition, and resurrect what she believed was the United States' Christian heritage. Historian Sutton reveals the woman as a pioneer. Her life marked the beginning of Pentecostalism's advance from the margins to the mainstream of American culture. Indeed, from her location in Hollywood, McPherson's integration of politics with faith set precedents for the Religious Right, while her celebrity status, use of spectacle, and mass media savvy came to define modern evangelicalism.--From publisher description. Prologue -- Faith in the City of Angels -- The Foursquare Gospel -- Marketing the old-time religion -- Kidnapping the bride of Christ -- Unraveling the mystery -- Wilderness wanderings -- The long road back to Pentecost -- Searching for Christian America -- Remaking the city on the hill -- Epilogue. Matthew Avery Sutton. Includes bibliographical references (pages 283-336) and index. n-us--- McPherson, Aimee Semple 1890-1944 International Church of the Foursquare Gospel Clergy Biography McPherson, Aimee Semple 1890-1944 International Church of the Foursquare Gospel. Evangelists United States Biography BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Religious RELIGION Messianic Judaism Clergy Evangelists United States HISTORY / United States / 20th Century BX7990.I68 M353 2007eb 289.9 B Sutton, Matthew Avery, 1975- Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2007 (DLC) 2006102561 (OCoLC)77504335 9780674027039 0674027035 22573/ctvjf95bg JSTOR http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=282817 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=282817 N$T 091013 20200709055222.0 ocn456209317 eng