TAR: Professor of Religious Studies, University of Lethbridge; LR: Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

By demonstrating the prevalence of girl evangelists, Robison and Ruff have enriched our knowledge of American religious practices during the 1920s and 1930s ... they bring to light a chapter in American religious history that deserves further attention and study.

• 1. The Golden Age of Girl Evangelists ; 2. Cures for the Body and Soul ; 3. The Changing Face of American Religion ; 4. Women Preachers ; 5. A Revolution in Manners and Morals ; 6. Girl Evangelists Versus the Flappers ; 7. The Sexual Side of Selling Salvation ; 8. The Poster Child of Girl Evangelists ; 9. The Girls as Children ; 10. The Girls as Adults ; 11. The Girls as Evangelists ; 12. Preaching as Performance ; 13. The Girls and the Media ; 14. Criticism and Decline ; 15. Exiting the Stage ; 16. Explaining the Phenomenon ; Appendix A: The Importance of the Newspaper Record ; Appendix B: Brief Biographies ; Appendix C: List of Girl Evangelists (1920s and 1930s) ; Bibliography: Newspaper and Magazine Accounts of Girl Evangelists ; General Bibliography

TAR: Professor of Religious Studies, University of Lethbridge; LR: Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

By demonstrating the prevalence of girl evangelists, Robison and Ruff have enriched our knowledge of American religious practices during the 1920s and 1930s ... they bring to light a chapter in American religious history that deserves further attention and study.

• 1. The Golden Age of Girl Evangelists ; 2. Cures for the Body and Soul ; 3. The Changing Face of American Religion ; 4. Women Preachers ; 5. A Revolution in Manners and Morals ; 6. Girl Evangelists Versus the Flappers ; 7. The Sexual Side of Selling Salvation ; 8. The Poster Child of Girl Evangelists ; 9. The Girls as Children ; 10. The Girls as Adults ; 11. The Girls as Evangelists ; 12. Preaching as Performance ; 13. The Girls and the Media ; 14. Criticism and Decline ; 15. Exiting the Stage ; 16. Explaining the Phenomenon ; Appendix A: The Importance of the Newspaper Record ; Appendix B: Brief Biographies ; Appendix C: List of Girl Evangelists (1920s and 1930s) ; Bibliography: Newspaper and Magazine Accounts of Girl Evangelists ; General Bibliography

TAR: Professor of Religious Studies, University of Lethbridge; LR: Instructor, Department of Sociology, University of New Brunswick

By demonstrating the prevalence of girl evangelists, Robison and Ruff have enriched our knowledge of American religious practices during the 1920s and 1930s ... they bring to light a chapter in American religious history that deserves further attention and study.

• 1. The Golden Age of Girl Evangelists ; 2. Cures for the Body and Soul ; 3. The Changing Face of American Religion ; 4. Women Preachers ; 5. A Revolution in Manners and Morals ; 6. Girl Evangelists Versus the Flappers ; 7. The Sexual Side of Selling Salvation ; 8. The Poster Child of Girl Evangelists ; 9. The Girls as Children ; 10. The Girls as Adults ; 11. The Girls as Evangelists ; 12. Preaching as Performance ; 13. The Girls and the Media ; 14. Criticism and Decline ; 15. Exiting the Stage ; 16. Explaining the Phenomenon ; Appendix A: The Importance of the Newspaper Record ; Appendix B: Brief Biographies ; Appendix C: List of Girl Evangelists (1920s and 1930s) ; Bibliography: Newspaper and Magazine Accounts of Girl Evangelists ; General Bibliography