Midweek Midrash with Dr. Calvin Mercer

MAY 8 (Wednesday)—HISTORY: Let’s hit the revivalist sawdust trail (Ever wondered where the term “altar call” originated?); explore how Charles Darwin generated heresy trials and denominational splits; and follow the story through the Reagan/Falwell era, the TV revivalists (Remember Jimmy Swaggart and Oral Roberts?), and cultural tensions headlining the morning news.