Abstract
Acta Theologica is the official and accredited theological journal of the Faculty of Theology of the University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. Acta Theologica is an accredited South African journal publishing independently reviewed research articles on broad Christian-theological and religion topics, aimed at a national and international academic audience/readership. The Editorial Board accepts and considers for possible publication articles in English, written from a responsible point of view on subjects in a relevant field of study within the Christian-theology science. The opinions expressed in the articles do not necessarily reflect the views of the Editorial Board. Acta Theologica appears bi-annually. Occasional monographs or longer contributions are published in a concurrent series of Supplementa.
Highlights
Robinson’s Preacher girl offers a gripping and well researched biography of the childhood career of Pentecostal preacher and revivalist Uldine Utley
Preacher girl stands out among other biographies of Utley in that it does not dwell on her ultimate decline due to mental sickness, but on the active years of her life as an itinerant female preacher, ministering throughout America
Spiritually wise beyond her years. She grew along with her popularity during the following decade, and Robinson uses this history to raise questions about the sexualization of adult female preachers (McPherson included), who often employed Hollywood glamour to appeal to converts
Summary
Robinson’s Preacher girl offers a gripping and well researched biography of the childhood career of Pentecostal preacher and revivalist Uldine Utley. An admirer and protégé of the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson, Utley is revealed in Robinson’s book as a theologian and preacher in her own right.
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