Allen Spraggett

























Allen Spraggett
Born March 26, 1932
Toronto
Nationality Canadian
Occupation
Broadcaster, writer
Known for Paranormal topics

Allen Spraggett (born March 26, 1932) is a Canadian writer and broadcaster, known for his works concerning the paranormal.




Contents






  • 1 Biography


  • 2 Reception


  • 3 Bibliography


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Biography


During the 1950s, Spraggett was a minister of the Open Door Evangelical Church. He transferred to the United Church of Canada to become a minister there, then worked as the religion editor of Toronto Star.[1] In the 1970s, he wrote The Unexplained, a syndicated newspaper column concerning the paranormal.[2]


Spraggett was host of the CBC television quiz show Beyond Reason from 1977 to 1980. He also hosted the radio shows Sun Spots and The Unexplained on CFRB in Toronto.[3]


In 1979, he was charged with two counts of gross indecency, based on allegations by youths from Winnipeg. Spraggett was acquitted of these charges in April 1980. However, he had difficulty in resuming his broadcasting and writing career after that trial.[3]


During the early 1980s Spraggett provided the daily horoscope forecasts for the Pete and Geets morning drive show on CFNY FM in Toronto.


Spraggett is a believer in faith healing and wrote a biography of Kathryn Kuhlman. He has described Kuhlman as the "greatest faith healer since Biblical times."[4]



Reception


Spraggett has drawn criticism from skeptics for being credulous and promoting dubious paranormal phenomena. Science writer Martin Gardner noted that Spraggett had the "ability to believe almost anything", including astrology, haunted houses and thoughtography.[5]



Bibliography




  • The Unexplained (1967) LCCN 67-26236


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    OCLC 119820


  • Kathryn Kuhlman : The Woman who Believes in Miracles (1970) LCCN 71-103843


  • Probing the Unexplained (1971)
    OCLC 208605


  • Arthur Ford, The Man Who Talked with the Dead (1973) LCCN 72-9600


  • The Case for Immortality (1974) LCCN 73-91365


  • The World of the Unexplained (1974)
    OCLC 4481248


  • The Spiritual Frontier (1975, co-writer with William Rauscher)
    ISBN 0385071892


  • New Worlds of the Unexplained (1976)
    OCLC 15765037


  • The Psychic Mafia (1976, co-writer with M. Lamar Keene)
    OCLC 2212880


  • Ross Peterson: The New Edgar Cayce (1977)
    ISBN 0385122985



References





  1. ^ Hicks, Wessely (June 1977). "Strange Things Will Happen". The Gazette. Montreal. p. TV Times 8. Retrieved 18 June 2015.


  2. ^ Martin, Lawrence (15 July 1972). "A lot of people think Kreskin's some kind of mind reader". Canadian Magazine. p. 10. Retrieved 18 June 2015.


  3. ^ ab Dunlop, Marilyn (15 May 1980). "Tangle with law shakes broadcaster's faith in system". The Gazette. Montreal. p. 26. Retrieved 18 June 2015. Article originated from the Toronto Star.


  4. ^ Onofrio, Jan. (1999). Pennsylvania Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers. p. 667.
    ISBN 0-403-09950-1


  5. ^ A Spirited Exchange. The New York Review of Books.




External links



  • Allen Spraggett on IMDb














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