As a child she would play 'Salvation Army' with classmates and preach sermons to dolls. She had early exposure to religion through her mother, Mildred, who worked with the poor in Salvation Army soup kitchens. McPherson was born Aimee Elizabeth Kennedy in Salford, Ontario, Canada, to James Morgan and Mildred Ona (Pearce) Kennedy (1871–1947). McPherson's preaching style, extensive charity work and ecumenical contributions were a major influence on 20th century Charismatic Christianity. National news coverage focused on events surrounding her family and church members, including accusations that she fabricated her reported kidnapping. McPherson's view of the United States as a nation founded and sustained by divine inspiration influenced later pastors. She conducted public faith healing demonstrations involving tens of thousands of participants. In her time, she was the most publicized Protestant evangelist, surpassing Billy Sunday and other predecessors.

McPherson pioneered the use of broadcast mass media for wider dissemination of both religious services and appeals for donations, using radio to draw in both additional audience and revenue with the growing appeal of popular entertainment and incorporating stage techniques into her weekly sermons at Angelus Temple, an early megachurch. With a deluxe leatherette hardcover, a satin ribbon, golden gilded edges, reinforced sides for longevity, smyth-sewn binding, and gold foil, this edition of Abandonment to Divine Providence will both guide your path to humility and surrender and beautify your home.Aimee Elizabeth Semple McPherson (née Kennedy October 9, 1890 – September 27, 1944), also known as Sister Aimee or Sister, was a Canadian Pentecostal evangelist and media celebrity in the 1920s and 1930s, famous for founding the Foursquare Church. To help show the worth of this spiritual classic to every Catholic library, we are proud to publish this beautiful edition. True abandonment, he explains, is a trusting, peaceful, and childlike surrender to the guidance of grace. With wisdom and gentleness he teaches how to practice complete submission to the will of God in every situation, whether we are beginners or seasoned travelers on the way of perfection.

'Let go and let God.' This popular phrase captures the essence of Father Jean-Pierre de Caussade's eighteenth-century treatise on trust, Abandonment to Divine Providence.ĭo you doubt? Do you suffer? Are you anxious about the trials of life?įather de Caussade offers the one sure solution to any spiritual difficulty: abandon yourself entirely to God by embracing the duties of your station in life.

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