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2259277Sister Aimeehttps://www.gandhi.com.mx/sister-aimee/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1925099/74b7f25a-b230-46e4-b497-29e3aa54c4ff.jpg?v=638344988088100000206251MXNHoughton Mifflin HarcourtInStock/Ebooks/<p><strong>The true story of Americas first superstar evangelist that fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism (<em>The New York Times Book Review</em>).</strong></p><p>Once she answered the divine calling, Aimee Semple McPherson rose fast from unfulfilled housewife in Rhode Island to miracle womanthe most enigmatic, pioneering, media-savvy Christian evangelist in the country. She preached up and down the United States, traveling in a 1912 Packard with her mother and her childrenand without a man to fix flat tires. Her ministry was rolled out in tents, concert halls, boxing rings, and speakeasies. She prayed for the healing of hundreds of thousands of people, founded the Foursquare Church, and built a Pentecostal temple in Los Angeles of Hollywood-epic dimensions (Charlie Chaplin advised her on sets). But this is not just a story of McPhersons cult of fame. Its also the story about its price: exhaustion, insomnia, nervous breakdowns, sexual scandals, loneliness, and the notorious public disgrace that nearly destroyed her.</p><p>A powerhouse biography of perhaps the most charismatic and controversial woman in modern religious history, <em>Sister Aimee</em> is, above all, the life story of a unique woman, of the power of passion that rejects compromise, and a faith that would not be shaken (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>).</p><p>[Told] with insight, empathy and lyrical power . . . Daniel Mark Epstein sees the facts, and feels the mystery, and he has written a remarkable book. <em>Los Angeles Times</em></p>...2141538Sister Aimee206251https://www.gandhi.com.mx/sister-aimee/phttps://gandhi.vtexassets.com/arquivos/ids/1925099/74b7f25a-b230-46e4-b497-29e3aa54c4ff.jpg?v=638344988088100000InStockMXN99999DIEbook20149780547544984_W3siaWQiOiJkZDk2YmM5Yi0xMjJlLTRlMGItYmMwNy02OWE3NzUxYWE2OGMiLCJsaXN0UHJpY2UiOjI1MSwiZGlzY291bnQiOjQ1LCJzZWxsaW5nUHJpY2UiOjIwNiwiaW5jbHVkZXNUYXgiOnRydWUsInByaWNlVHlwZSI6Ildob2xlc2FsZSIsImN1cnJlbmN5IjoiTVhOIiwiZnJvbSI6IjIwMjQtMTItMDRUMDQ6MDA6MDBaIiwicmVnaW9uIjoiTVgiLCJpc1ByZW9yZGVyIjpmYWxzZX1d9780547544984_<p><strong>The true story of Americas first superstar evangelist that fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism (<em>The New York Times Book Review</em>).</strong></p><p>Once she answered the divine calling, Aimee Semple McPherson rose fast from unfulfilled housewife in Rhode Island to miracle womanthe most enigmatic, pioneering, media-savvy Christian evangelist in the country. She preached up and down the United States, traveling in a 1912 Packard with her mother and her childrenand without a man to fix flat tires. Her ministry was rolled out in tents, concert halls, boxing rings, and speakeasies. She prayed for the healing of hundreds of thousands of people, founded the Foursquare Church, and built a Pentecostal temple in Los Angeles of Hollywood-epic dimensions (Charlie Chaplin advised her on sets). But this is not just a story of McPhersons cult of fame. Its also the story about its price: exhaustion, insomnia, nervous breakdowns, sexual scandals, loneliness, and the notorious public disgrace that nearly destroyed her.</p><p>A powerhouse biography of perhaps the most charismatic and controversial woman in modern religious history, <em>Sister Aimee</em> is, above all, the life story of a unique woman, of the power of passion that rejects compromise, and a faith that would not be shaken (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>).</p><p>Told with insight, empathy and lyrical power . . . Daniel Mark Epstein sees the facts, and feels the mystery, and he has written a remarkable book. <em>Los Angeles Times</em></p>...(*_*)9780547544984_<p><strong>The true story of Americas first superstar evangelist that fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism (<em>The New York Times Book Review</em>).</strong></p><p>Once she answered the divine calling, Aimee Semple McPherson rose fast from unfulfilled housewife in Rhode Island to miracle womanthe most enigmatic, pioneering, media-savvy Christian evangelist in the country. She preached up and down the United States, traveling in a 1912 Packard with her mother and her childrenand without a man to fix flat tires. Her ministry was rolled out in tents, concert halls, boxing rings, and speakeasies. She prayed for the healing of hundreds of thousands of people, founded the Foursquare Church, and built a Pentecostal temple in Los Angeles of Hollywood-epic dimensions (Charlie Chaplin advised her on sets). But this is not just a story of McPhersons cult of fame. Its also the story about its price: exhaustion, insomnia, nervous breakdowns, sexual scandals, loneliness, and the notorious public disgrace that nearly destroyed her.</p><p>A powerhouse biography of perhaps the most charismatic and controversial woman in modern religious history, <em>Sister Aimee</em> is, above all, the life story of a unique woman, of the power of passion that rejects compromise, and a faith that would not be shaken (<em>Kirkus Reviews</em>).</p><p>[Told] with insight, empathy and lyrical power . . . Daniel Mark Epstein sees the facts, and feels the mystery, and he has written a remarkable book. <em>Los Angeles Times</em></p>...9780547544984_Houghton Mifflin Harcourtlibro_electonico_7e9269ab-8a3b-3588-8fea-2cced9d30ae1_9780547544984;9780547544984_9780547544984Daniel MarkInglésMéxicohttps://getbook.kobo.com/koboid-prod-public/openroadmedia-epub-e604a4e9-919e-4c49-9837-0467489c7be7.epub2014-02-11T00:00:00+00:00Houghton Mifflin Harcourt