Part 4 explores the explosion of Spiritualism. The belief in ghosts and a fundamentally similar life after death gripped nearly every mind in New York and became the default belief system of the non-Christian American: New Age (and its related beliefs). This episode also includes honorable mentions for weird mystic cults and a trip to meet the greatest New York cult leader of them all: the Great and Powerful Wizard of Oz.Americans in the burned-over district of New York took God into their own hands and radically reimagined what Christianity and spirituality were all about. Learn how the spontaneous uprisings and communities of upstate New York affect the religious landscape of America today.Sources and images at Unlikely Explanation.com https://www.unlikelyexplanation.com/Follow UE on social media for more stories: https://linktr.ee/unlikelyexplanationsSupport the show Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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