John Wigger is professor of history at the University of Missouri. His research focuses on American religious and cultural history. He is the author of American Saint and Taking Heaven by Storm.
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In 1974, Jim and Tammy Bakker launched their television show, the PTL Club, from a former furniture store in Charlotte, North Carolina, with half a dozen friends. By 1987, they stood at the center of a ministry empire that included their own satellite net... SEE MORE