Episode · Behind the Bastards · 2024-02-27
Books mentioned on Part One: TB Joshua: The Evangelical Pastor Who Built His Own Hell
Robert sits down with Miles Gray to talk about TB Joshua, a Nigerian pastor whose cult trapped people from all over the world in a literal physical hell of his own design. (2 Part Series) Sources: https://www.
Robert Evans recommended Marjoe by Howard Smith and others, and discussed Bible, Rejoice And See What Happens Next by Kedmon Nyasha Hungwe, Rejoice by Karen Kingsbury and others, and What Happens Next by Claire Swinarski.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Bible
The Bible is a foundational anthology of sacred texts and scriptures central to both Judaism and Christianity, detailing narratives of creation, prophetic guidance, historical accounts, and moral teachings that have shaped Western civilization for millennia.
Discussed“Uh, his father was well educated and made a living translating the Bible so from a fairly early age, he’s both taught that it’s important to learn how to read and specifically to be able to read the Bible like this is something that he’s going to do obsessively from a very young age.”
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Marjoe
Marjoe by Howard Smith and Sarah Kernochan is a compelling look at the religious revival circuit and the mechanics of religious performance.
Recommended“there's a documentary I always recommend called Marjo and it's about a guy who started out as a child Pastor”
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Rejoice And See What Happens Next
Discussed“in the interest of trying to put together a more complete picture of the man I opted to read a propaganda by what I thought was a propaganda biography by one of his followers its title is rejoice and see what happens next The Life and Times of TB Joshua”
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Rejoice
Discussed“I want to return to that book rejoice and see what happens next which is centered around numerous case studies ranging from poor people getting good paying jobs and I think that [ __ ] has meant mainly to like evangelize them to locals”
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What Happens Next
Discussed“I want to return to that book rejoice and see what happens next which is centered around numerous case studies ranging from poor people getting good paying jobs and I think that [ __ ] has meant mainly to like evangelize them to locals”
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