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American Priestess: The Extraordinary Story of Anna Spafford and the American Colony in Jerusalem

By Jane Fletcher Geniesse

Book information

Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Year
2008
ISBN
9780385526685, 2007041233
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1495672 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2022-09-30 11:32:40
BIO022000Biography & AutobiographyHIS019000HistoryNonfictionREL030000Religion & Spirituality

Description

For generations, The American Colony Hotel in Jerusalem has been a well-known retreat for journalists, diplomats, pilgrims and spies. However, few know the story of Anna Spafford, the enigmatic evangelist who was instrumental in its founding Branded heretics by Jerusalem’s established Christian missionaries when they arrived in 1881, the Spaffords and their followers nevertheless won over Muslims and Jews with their philanthropy. But when her husband Horatio died, Anna assumed leadership, shocking even her adherents by abolishing marriage and establishing an uneasy dictatorship based on emotional blackmail and religious extremism. With a controversial heroine at its core, American Priestess provides a fascinating exploration of the seductive power of evangelicalism as well as an intriguing history of an enduring landmark.

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