Bob Larson
Bob Larson (born May 28, 1944 in Westwood , Los Angeles , California ) is an American pastor who gained fame as an exorcist on a television show.
Life
Larson was born in California to Viola (nee Baum) and Earl Larson. He grew up in McCook, Nebraska .
He has lectured in over 100 countries and appeared on various US TV shows. In 2008, Larson showed exorcisms on real subjects on the reality show The Real Exorcist .
In most cases, exorcism is practiced in the environment of the Roman Catholic Church . Larson, however, has an evangelical Pentecostal background.
Larson has written many books on Satanism and rock music from a Christian perspective. He discussed the Temple of Set frequently in the 1980s and 1990s .
Web links
- Official website
- Bob Larson in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Critical article about Larson ( September 26, 2011 memento in the Internet Archive )
- Analysis of Larson ( Memento from August 7, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
- The Devil is in the Details: An Examination of the Teachings of Bob Larson
Individual evidence
- ^ A b J. Gordon Melton: Religious Leaders of America: A Biographical Guide to Founders and Leaders of Religious Bodies, Churches, and Spiritual Groups in North America . Gale Research, 1999, ISBN 0-8103-8878-2 , pp. 321 .
- ↑ Personnel . In: McCook Daily Gazette . January 13, 1998, p. 4 .
- ^ Kristen Bialik: The Church of Satan Interviewed by Televangelist Bob Larson: Not the Conversation You Think It Is . In: The Huffington Post . May 26, 2012
- ↑ Talk Back: First Family of Satanism (interview from 1989). Video on YouTube , posted on June 27, 2011 (1:26:02 h)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Larson, Bob |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American pastor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 28, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Westwood |