Sources:
Matthew Sutton, Aimee Semple McPherson and the Resurrection of Christian America (Boston: Harvard University Press, 2009), Chapter 3 “Marketing the Old Time Religion;” “Epilogue”, pages 271-280
Artman, Miracle Lady, Chapter 3 “Televising Testimony”
John Wigger, PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker’s Evangelical Empire (Oxford University Press, 2017), pages 25-60
Wacker, Chapter 6 “Worship”
Sanchez Walsh, Chapter 4, “Pentecostalism and Popular Culture,” pages 52-64
“TikTok in Tongues?” and “Meet the TikTok Generation of Televangelists” articles, also review one or more of the TikTok accounts referenced, if you are ok using TikTok
“God Gave Rock and Roll to You” Randall J. Stephens, History Today May 16, 2018 https://www.historytoday.com/miscellanies/god-gave-rock-and-roll-you
“Too Black, Too Queer, Too Holy: Why Little Richard Never Truly Got His Dues,” Tavia Nyong’o, The Atlantic, May 12, 2020 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/may/12/too-black-queer-holy-why-little-richard-never-truly-got-his-dues-turbaned-drag-queen-sexual-underworld
Instructions:
Remember: The Quote-Comment-Question assignment has three simple steps. Begin reading/watching/listening to the class Reading/Resources and when you find/hear a quotation that feels important to you, pause your process and:
1. Jot down (or cut and paste) the exact quotation and label it Quotation.
2. Take a moment to comment on why it seems important to you and write a phrase or sentence or two in an area labeled Comment. Consider one of the following:
What does this make you think of?
Do you agree or disagree and why?
How does this relate to the theme of the class or class discussion?
Any reflections?
Is it surprising and why or why not?
3. Then move straight away to the Question section :
Is there something here you do not understand (words, ideas, etc.)?
Is there a question you would like to pose to the author?
Does the quotation make you question any ideas or assumptions?
