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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: 

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  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:

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  God Gave Rock and Roll to You: a History of Contemporary Christian Music by Leah Payne
  

The Violent Take It by Force: the Christian Movement that is Threatening our Democracy by Matthew D Taylor

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