Daddy Grace: A Celebrity Preacher and His House of Prayer

by Marie W. Dallam

Book Overview

Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace founded the United House of Prayer for All People in Wareham, Massachusetts, in 1919. This charismatic church has been regarded as one of the most extreme Pentecostal sects in the country. In addition to attention-getting maneuvers such as wearing purple suits with glitzy jewelry, purchasing high profile real estate, and conducting baptisms in city streets with a fire hose, the flamboyant Grace reputedly accepted...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814720374
• ISBN13: 9780814720370
• Release Date: April 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 9.0"