Aimee Semple McPherson & The Complexities of Christian Celebrities

Aimee Semple McPherson & The Complexities of Christian Celebrities Starting off the week by talking about the life and teachings of Aimee Semple McPherson. Aimee was a Canadian Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church. McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media, she used radio, popular entertainment techniques, and stage theatrics, in her weekly sermons that popularized her name in an unprecedented way. Ou...