American Experience : Sister Aimee (2007)
Directed by Linda Garmon
Genres - Historical Film, Spirituality & Philosophy |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Religions & Belief Systems, Social History |
Run Time - 57 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis
A profile of Sister Aimee Semple McPherson (1890-1944), a popular Pentecostal evangelist during the 1920s and '30s. Included: comments from biographer Matthew Avery Sutton ("Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America"); author Daniel Mark Epstein ("Sister Aimee"); and Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero. Blair Brown narrates.
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charisma, Christianity, church, evangelism, faith-healing, mission [quest], preaching, Protestant-religions, radio-station, re-enactment, religious-leader, revival [religious], sermon