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Father Divine (c. 1876 – September 10, 1965), also known as Reverend M. J. Divine, was an American spiritual leader from about 1907 until his death in 1965. His full self-given name was Reverend Major Jealous Divine, and he was also known as "the Messenger" early in his life.
Father Divine, prominent African American religious leader of the 1930s. The Depression-era movement he founded, the Peace Mission, was originally dismissed as a cult, but it still exists and is now generally hailed as an important precursor of the civil rights movement.
Peace Mission, predominantly black 20th-century religious movement in the United States, founded and led by Father Divine (1878/80–1965), who was regarded, or worshiped, by his followers as God, Dean of the Universe, and Harnesser of Atomic Energy.
25 de feb. de 2008 · Learn about the life and legacy of Father Divine, who founded the International Peace Missions Movement and believed he was the second coming of Christ. He led a movement of interracial communal living and economic self-sufficiency that spread across the nation and abroad in the 1930s and 1940s.
9 de jul. de 2007 · Early 20th-century preacher Father Divine saw himself as God on earth. We take a look at the life and times of the African-American spiritual leader with Princeton University religion professor...
Father Divine (1879-1965) was a black preacher who claimed to be God on earth and led a movement of interracial and cooperative communities. He fed and sheltered many poor people during the Depression, but was also criticized as a cult "racketeer" and a fraud.
3 de feb. de 2022 · Father Divine, cuyo nombre completo es Father Major Jealous Divine, cuyo nombre original es George Baker, (nacido en 1880, Georgia, Estados Unidos, y fallecido el 10 de septiembre de 1965 en Filadelfia, Pensilvania), destacado líder religioso afroamericano de la década de 1930.
