How did a Methodist preacher’s kid become a post-war right wing icon… and pastor to the Trump family? In the first episode of a two-part series, Kristin leads a deep dive into the life of “God’s Salesman” — speaker and writer Norman Vincent Peale.
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Articles and books mentioned in this episode include:
The Power of Positive Thinking, by Norman Vincent Peale
God’s Salesman: Norman Vincent Peale and the Power of Positive Thinking, by Carol George
“Why You Should Know About the New Thought Movement,” by Christopher H. Evans
A Republic of Mind and Spirit: A Cultural History of American Metaphysical Religion, by Catherine L. Albanese
“Norman Vincent Peale, Smiley Blanton and the Hidden Energies of the Mind”, by Donald Capps in the Journal of Religion and Health
Surge of Piety: Norman Vincent Peale and the Remaking of American Religious Life, by Christopher Lane
Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, by Kate Bowler
One Nation Under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America, by Kevin Kruse
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