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Father Divine

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Title

Father Divine

Subject

What conditions made him so attractive and allowed him to thrive?

Description

He required celibacy and held communion feasts instead of regular sermons.

Source

The New York Times, May 19, 1935
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1935/05/19/issue.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/14/us/mother-divine-dead-peace-mission-leader.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Divine_(album)

"Shout the victory": The history of Father Divine and the Peace Mission Movement, 1879-1942
Watts, Jill Marie.   University of California, Los Angeles ProQuest Dissertations Publishing,  1989. 8922222.
https://www.proquest.com/openview/5cf783995d050eaad53eec5c68cbec5b/1?pq-origsite=gscholar&cbl=18750&diss=y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VszCIXzmheM

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VszCIXzmheM

Citation

“Father Divine”, The Historical Development of BIPOC Trans-Spiritual Leadership, LGBTQ Religious Archives Network, accessed December 28, 2024, https://exhibits.lgbtran.org/exhibits/show/bipoc-trans-spiritual/item/2080.