Spirit & Power Episode 4: "Take Back that Which Was Stolen from Us:" The Charismatic Rituals of the Religious Right
Summary
In this episode of Spirit & Power: “‘Take Back that Which Was Stolen from Us:’ The Charismatic Rituals of the Religious Right,” host Dr. Leah Payne and Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood, a sociology doctoral fellow at Tulane University and researcher for Spirit & Power, take listeners on an audio tour of Flashpoint Live New Orleans, a conservative talk show produced by charismatic televangelist Kenneth Copeland’s Victory Channel. Along the way, Karrie, whose research focuses on independent, neo-charismatic religion and political mobilization, and Leah analyze the characters and charismatic practices shaping conservative rallies leading up to the 2024 election.
Resources & Links:
- The Courage Tour, the Reawaken America Tour, and the FlashPoint Live Rescue America Tour
- Karrie Gaspard-Hogewood’s analysis in The Guardian, the Washington Post, and Religion News Service.
- “‘The Trump Shall Sound: Politics, Pentecostals, and the Shofar at the Capitol Riots,” by Leah Payne
- “President Trump’s Hidden Religious Base: Pentecostal-charismatic Celebrities,” by Erica Ramirez & Leah Payne
- “The Future of “Born-Again Evangelicalism” Is Charismatic and Pentecostal,” Fanhao Nie, Ph.D., Flavio Rogerio Hickel Jr., Leah Payne, Tarah Williams, Ph.D.
- “Is Modern Prophecy Leading Its Followers To a Religious State?” by Paul A. Djupe
Books:
The Violent Take It by Force: the Christian Movement that is Threatening our Democracy by Matthew D Taylor
Los Angeles Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1027970416187?aff=oddtdtcreator
San Diego Event: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1030505227877?aff=oddtdtcreator