Harrison Hill - The Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps

About this episode

Harrison Hill discusses his book about the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps and its leader's manipulative practices.

Author Harrison Hill joins the girls to discuss his new book  The Oracle’s Daughter , which follows the rise and fall of a small cult called the Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps. He explains what the religious landscape in America looked like at the time, with the spiritual awakening and unrest of the 60s transitioning into a new Christianity movement, and how this group’s leader Lila Carter (who later became Deborah Greene) began her spiritual journey on a commune called the Bear Tribe. They discuss the beginnings of Lila’s own visions, moaning and grunting and giving birth to what she called “spiritual soldiers,” how her following grew, and the parallels between her and Shaker leader Ann Lee. Naturally, the group became more controlling and cruel over time, changing people’s names to words like “Despised,” using physical punishment on its members, and even kidnapping a baby. And finally, they touch on how Lila’s daughter Sarah, the subject of the book, found her own way through all of this, eventually leaving and sharing her story of survival. SOURCES The Oracle’s Daugher: The Rise and Fall of an…

People in this episode

Guest: Harrison Hill

Topics covered

• cults
• religion
• spirituality
• manipulation
• survival
• American history

Keywords

• cult
• Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps
• Harrison Hill
• Lila Carter
• spiritual soldiers
• manipulation
• survival story

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Aggressive Christianity Missions Training Corps

Books & works: The Oracle’s Daughter, The Cut

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