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Tara Jean Stevens
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  • S7E3: One Christian Nationalist to Another
    She fed the poor, healed the sick - and mingled with the KKK. On this episode, Tara Jean will explore the connections between Aimee Semple McPherson and Christian Nationalism. Also, how did Aimee influence some of the most powerful women preachers of the future? Paula White, Tammy Faye Bakker, and Kathryn Kuhlman will all come up. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • S7E2: The Disappearing Sister
    By the mid-1920s, Aimee Semple McPherson had it all — a megachurch, a radio empire, and a captivated nation. But in May 1926, she vanished. Was she kidnapped? Was it a hoax? Or had she simply run away from it all? This episode also examines the grand jury investigations, ensuing media circus, and, a turning point in Aimee’s ministry — when the lines blur between faith, power, and scandal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • S7E1: Farm Girl From Ontario
    In 1923, Aimee Semple McPherson founded America's first megachurch, Angelus Temple, in Los Angeles, California. But how did this farm girl from Ontario become the most famous preacher in North America? How did she turn her sermons into showstoppers? And how did she influence the way religion & politics are entangling today? This the first episode in a series that will examine both her rise to fame and her role in one of the biggest unsolved mysteries in American religious history. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • The Trouble With Sean Feucht
    Sean Feucht is a prolific worship leader and the posterboy for Christian Nationalism, he's also a main character in the Heaven Bent Universe. On this episode, what's his connection to the unrest in Los Angeles this weekend? Why have some former team members launched a public campaign against him? And why does this call for a re-listen to S2E1? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  • S7 Trailer: The Rise of Sister Aimee
    At the beginning of the 20th century, evangelicalism was seen as a dying movement within Christianity. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, came Aime Semple McPherson. Aimee mixed religion with Hollywood-level showmanship to amass a global following and bring evangelicalism to the forefront. A lone female preacher in a sea of men, she founded America's first megachurch and became a pioneer televangelist. But what did it take to build a following of that scale? And who helped her get there? The answers will reveal a complicated history about the fight to put faith back in American politics*Starts June 16th, 2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Supernatural signs & wonders. Unusual spiritual practices. Explore the fascinating and sometimes dangerous world of the modern-day prophetic movement, with host & creator Tara Jeans Stevens. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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