Kathryn Kuhlman
Kathryn Johanna Kuhlman (born May 9, 1907 in Concordia , Missouri , † February 20, 1976 ) was an American evangelist .
Live and act
Kuhlman was born one of four children of German-born Americans. As a 14-year-old she was born again in the Methodist Church of Concordia. She began preaching when she was 16, particularly in the Midwestern Baptist churches . In 1938 she married the evangelist Burroughs Waltrip, who had divorced so that he could marry Kuhlman. His two children stayed with his first wife. In 1944 Waltrip left her husband, who divorced her in 1948. In 1946 she was asked to preach in Franklin, Pennsylvania . She then settled there and preached regularly on a local radio station in Oil City, Pennsylvania.
Kuhlman traveled between 1940 and 1970 through the United States and other countries to hold so-called "healing crusades" (= healing crusades). During the 1960s and 1970s she had a weekly television show called I Believe In Miracles , which was produced by Dick Ross (1918-2009) at the CBS studios in California. The "Kathryn Kuhlmann Foundation" was founded in 1954 and its Canadian branch in 1970.
The Philadelphia surgeon William A. Nolen (1928–1986) initiated a case study of 23 people who were said to have been healed during the public events celebrated by Kuhlman (the "miracle services" ). Nolen was able to document euphoric reactions, but in no case found a lasting healing. Many attendees at their healing meetings saw and experienced it differently.
Kathryn Kuhlman died of heart failure on February 20, 1976. She left a fortune in the millions. Before she died, she commissioned Jamie Buckingham (1932-1992), the founder of Tabernacle Church in Melbourne, Florida, to write her biography, entitled Daughter of Destiny. The Only Authorized Biography. 1976 published by Bridge-Logos Foundation.
effect
Kuhlman continues to influence many evangelists and charismatic Christians to this day . Even if their alleged miraculous healings have largely been cleared up as void, their television shows are a role model for today's TV evangelists.
The US evangelist and faith healer Benny Hinn appeals to Kuhlmann. In his book Good Morning, Holy Spirit , he writes that on December 21, 1973, he attended a “miracle service” under the direction of Evangelist Kathryn Kuhlman. He never met Kuhlmann personally, but often attended her "healing services" and frequently quoted her.
Books
- I believe in miracles. Spire Books, 1970
- German: I believe in miracles. Fix, Schorndorf 1971
- How Big Is God? Dimension Books, 1974, ISBN 0-87123-222-7
- Nothing is impossible with God. Oliphants, 1979, ISBN 0-13-625293-1
- German: Nothing is impossible with God. Fix, Schorndorf (Württ.) 1974, ISBN 3-87228-056-2 ; ASAPH-Verlag, 2002, ISBN 978-3-935703-02-4
- with Jamie Buckingham: A Glimpse Into Glory. Bridge Logos, Plainfield, NJ 1979
- God can do it again.
- German: He helped me ... Personal reports from people whom God helped out of their need. Fix, Schorndorf (Württ.) 1974, ISBN 3-87228-047-3
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b bibelkreis.ch P. Tschui: Kathryn Kuhlman (1907-1976)
- ↑ European-American Evangelistic Crusades: The dance around the golden calf
- ^ Records of the Kathryn Kuhlman Foundation - Collection 212
- ↑ Inside Religion: Kuhlman Tested By MD's Probe. In: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 8, 1975, accessed November 12, 2007; William Nolen: Healing: A Doctor in Search of a Miracle.
- ↑ Sou Cristão: Kathryn Kuhlman - Culto Avivado em 1975 (LEGENDADO - COMPLETO). September 16, 2013, accessed August 21, 2016 .
- ^ Benny Hinn: Good Morning, Holy Spirit. Cape. 2
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kuhlman, Kathryn |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kuhlman, Kathryn Johanna (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American evangelist and spiritual healer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 9, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Concordia , Missouri |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 20, 1976 |