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Televangelism: The Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation (Patreon)

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2020-07-02 01:13:19
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Happy July! 

The idea for this video came about when I was originally doing outlining and research for Lexual Does The 70s! I wanted to give this topic the time it deserved (instead of squeezing a five-minute segment into Lexual Does The 70s). I was also excited when writing this episode because televangelism is a huge part of Americana. It is the crazy mix of religion, self-righteousness, and capitalistic greed that intrigues me the most.  I'm proud to say that this episode fits neatly into other videos I've done (check out Conservative America: A Guide!) and LDTS Episode 5: The Debutante Ball of The New Right, which I hope to debut by the end of this month. Enjoy!

Sources and Further Reading

Evangelicals: The Struggle to Shape America (Frances Fitzgerald) 

Religious Broadcasters Approve a Code of Ethics

TV EVANGELISTS' APPEAL FOUND TO DROP

The Second Coming of Televangelist Jim Bakker

The Fall of Jimmy Swaggart

Televangelism: The PTL's Day Of Reckoning

Televangelist Jim Bakker’s Road to Redemption

Peter Popoff: Born Again Scoundrel

White Preachers Born Again on Black Network

Televangelism and The Religious Uses of Television

TV's Unholy Row: The Scandal of Televangelism

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Televangelism: The Rise, Fall, and Reincarnation

Jimmy Swaggart, Jim and Tammy Bakker, Peter Popoff, Robert Tilton. These are just some of the televangelists who raked in big bucks during televangelism's golden age. But the history of religious broadcasting, as well as it's present and future, includes more than them! In this video, I'll be discussing originators like Billy Sunday and Billy Graham, as well as the impact of televangelists like Pat Robertson and Paula White on politics! The idea for this episode came about when I was outlining and researching The Seventies, and I knew it was serve as a perfect companion piece for episode 5, which debuts this month! Love the content? Support for $1/month on patreon.com/intelexualmedia! Sources, essays, exclusive videos, a podcast, reading lists, and much more is available there.

Comments

Matthew Casarino

Your deep dives into the 70s give me life. Thank you for another amazing video!

MARIE MERILLAT

When I was young, my family was evangelical and I even had a Jim and Tammy Faye kids album. We went to the speaking in tongues churches for much of my childhood but my parents divorced in my teens and we had stopped going to church by the time I was in high school. My family still considers themselves Christian, although I no longer do. I credit the Jim Bakker scandal as the opening shot fired that eventually killed my belief.

Ashley Yvette

Man I grew up on the televangelists lol my grandmother stayed watching TBN and as a small child she said my favorite was Benny Hinn. Probably because his crusades were so entertaining lol. My views on religion are soooo different now. A lot of it is a scam.