Sister Aimee

by Epstein, Daniel Mark

• ISBN13: 9780156000932
• ISBN10: 0156000938
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1994-07-01
• Publisher: Mariner Books

Summary

Sister Aimee was a scamp in school, a young widow in China, and a neurotic housewife in Rhode Island, but when the Lord spoke to her, she accepted her ministry and began preaching. This book fills a significant gap in the history of revivalism (New York Times Book Review). Photographs.

Table of Contents

The Early Years
Mount Forest, Ontario, 1915	p. 3
Aimee's Parents	p. 5
Childhood Memories	p. 14
School Days	p. 20
Rebellion	p. 29
First Love	p. 40
Conversion	p. 47
Marriage	p. 54
China	p. 64
The Old-time Power	p. 76
Mount Forest, 1915	p. 79
Triumph	p. 86
Her Rise to Fame
Corona, New York, 1916	p. 95
A Miraculous Healing	p. 106
Fame	p. 114
The Gypsy Life	p. 126
Philadelphia, 1918	p. 135
California	p. 146
Baltimore, 1919	p. 154
The Healing Touch
Washington, D.C., 1920	p. 177
The Rising Tide	p. 184
California, 1921	p. 201
The Great Campaigns	p. 215
The First Abduction	p. 241
The Temple
New Year's, 1923	p. 247
At Home in Los Angeles, 1924	p. 259
Scandal	p. 282
Kidnapped	p. 296
Vindication	p. 315
Aimee vs. Minnie, 1927	p. 322
The Crash	p. 338
The Final Years
Attar of Roses	p. 355
The Commissary	p. 369
Show Business	p. 383
Sharing the Stage, L.A., 1935	p. 390
Sanctuary	p. 416
Epilogue	p. 439
Notes	p. 441
Bibliography	p. 459
Index of Biblical Passages and References	p. 471
Chronology of Aimee Semple McPherson	p. 473
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