American Christianity is full of characters that are really larger than life--one of the biggest, however, is Jim Bakker. Jim Bakker was a hugely popular and successful televangelist, Christian theme park creator, and apocalypticist. In this episode, we get to know Jim Bakker through Martyn Wendell Jones, a Toronto based writer who covers religion. You can find more of Martyn's work here: https://martynwendelljones.contently.com

Also, If you want to learn more about the Bakkers check out John Wigger's book "PTL: The Rise and Fall of Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker's Evangelical Empire" (https://www.amazon.com/PTL-Tammy-Bakkers-Evangelical-Empire/dp/0199379718)