
Sam Kestenbaum
Religion Reporter at Freelance
Journalist covering religious life in America
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Jul 15, 2024 |
harpers.org | Sam Kestenbaum |William T. Vollmann |Ellyn Gaydos |Hisham Matar
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Jun 21, 2024 |
harpers.org | Sam Kestenbaum
The pastor is pacing back and forth, a cordless microphone in one hand, the other extended before him. He says, “This is the awakening the American church has been waiting on,” and keeps pacing. He has readied himself before taking the elevated stage, donning a paisley shirt, top button undone, and speaks now from the wood pulpit of his revival tent. There are evils hiding among the congregation, the pastor continues, unseen devils that must be named and expelled.
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Jun 21, 2024 |
harpers.org | Sam Kestenbaum
American religion Big churches COVID-19 Demonology Demons Digital media Documentary films Evangelical Christians Exorcisms Pentacostal Sam Kestenbaum Social media Victor Blue
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