Pentecostalism category: 1181 books

On January 20, 1994 the worshippers at the Toronto Airport Vineyard Church began to feel the Holy Spirit move them. They began to laugh uncontrollably, collapse to the floor, stagger as if drunk. But what was truly startling in this occurrence--now commonly known as the Toronto Blessing--is that these...

One of the unique aspects of the religious profession is the high percentage of those who claim to be “called by God” to do their work. This call is particularly important within African American Christian traditions. Divine Callings offers a rare sociological examination of this markedly understudied...

Catholic Italy is a destination for migrants from Nigeria and Ghana, who bring their own form of Christianity—Pentecostalism, the most Protestant of Christian faiths. At the heart of Annalisa Butticci’s ethnography is a paradox. Believers on both sides are driven by a desire to find sensuous, material ways to make the divine visible and tangible.

Joseph Smale was a catalytic figure in the church life of los Angeles, leading many towards the 'Promised land' of Pentecostal blessing in 1905-1906; although his subsequent experiences led him to retreat from the burgeoning Pentecostal movement. Joseph Smale (1867-1926) was one of the central...

I started this study on Montanus as part of the studies on early heresies. To my surprise it turned out to be study on the development of the waves of movement of the Holy Spirit through history.  When the unexpected happens, often we are lost. Yet who are we to judge the Holy Spirit? How...

Robert Menzies lays out clear, compelling, and concise truths about the relevance of the Pentecostal experience for Christ's followers today, tomorrow, and the day after that. He does not agonize over whether this experience is right or wrong… he explains simply and clearly that the story of Pentecost...

The Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the first major denomination to spring from the fires of the Azusa Street revival, profoundly affected the history of the black church. Its tremendous influence can be traced to the dynamic spiritual life of its founder, Charles Harrison Mason. The son of...

"But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel..." –Acts 2:16 These words, proclaimed by Peter some two-thousand years ago were spoken to shut the mouths of those who opposed the Pentecostal power that rained down on the followers of Jesus. This same verse was used by Aimee...

Join historian Roberts Liardon on a riveting journey through the life of Kathryn Kuhlman, one of the most fascinating women of the 20th century. In this study of a miraculous healing ministry that spanned a half a century you will: Read about the countless thousands who were healed in her presence--often...

This book is essentially a prologue to Bartleman's classic work "Azusa Street: How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles." This volume chronicles his early life and leaves off precisely where "Azusa Street" picks up. This edition includes an Active Table of Contents. ...

This volume contains seven books from Frank Bartleman. Best known for his book "Azusa Street: How Pentecost Came to Los Angeles," the author wrote several books and literally hundreds of articles and tracts in his lifetime. Many people are familiar with "Azusa Street," but are...

“I give him ten hours to live.” That’s what the doctor said after diagnosing twenty-two-year-old Brian Wills with one of the deadliest and fastest-growing cancers, known as Burkitt’s lymphoma. Incredibly, this rare tumor grew from the size of a golf ball to nine inches in diameter in only...

This is arguably the most interesting read on John Alexander Dowie that you will come across. Newcomb was a Deacon in Dowie's organization, and also editor of Zion Publications. Doubtless, this put the author in close proximity with Dowie, and therefore he is able to provide us with an "inside...

The book is history of Paul Cain's early life and his calling as an evangelist, followed by an account the first two years of his amazing supernatural ministry. He was born in 1929 in Garland, Texas to a mother who had been terminally ill with cancer and tuberculosis. Miraculously both Cain...