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In the early 1920s, English-Canadians were captivated by the urban campaigns of faith healing evangelists. Crowds squeezed into local arenas to witness the afflicted, "slain in the spirit," casting away braces and crutches. Professional faith healers, although denounced by critics as promoting mass hypnotism, gained notoriety and followers in their call for people to choose "the Lord for the Body."
Price: $37.95
Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
Imprint: McGill-Queen's University Press
Series: McGill-Queen's Studies in the History of Religion
Publication Date:
19 December 2005
ISBN: 9780773574465
Format: eBook
BISACs:
RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant
James Opp is assistant professor, history, Carleton University.