The Righteous Gemstones and Tammy Faye | the surprising origins of televangelism

Illiterate

Two big releases this week, all about megachurches and televangelism. Didn’t this fizzle out in the 80’s? The answers to the origins of this media go back to the 1920’s, and has actually just kept growing. Come learn with us!

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Extras:

• trailer, The Righteous Gemstones https://bit.ly/gemstones1

• trailer, The Eyes of Tammy Faye https://bit.ly/gemstones2

• book, PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical Empire https://amzn.to/3ulmwcn

• book, Sister Aimee: The Life of Aimee Semple McPherson https://amzn.to/3gisZwJ

• article, statistics on megachurches https://econ.st/3gpgDCZ

• interview, Danny McBride https://bit.ly/gemstones3

• video, animated backstory on Danny McBride https://bit.ly/gemstones4