Christian History

Issue 82

Phoebe Palmer: Mother of the Holiness Movement

Originally published in 2004

Christian History magazine was published by Christianity Today from 1982 to 2008.

Articles in this Issue

Phoebe Palmer: Did You Know?

Chris Armstrong

Interesting facts about the American Holiness revival

Phoebe Palmer: From the Editor

Chris Armstrong

Phoebe Who?

Living History

Ted Olsen and Chris Mosey

From fire on Mount Athos to Saxon king crosses

Eyewitness

William Booth

Did you know men slept on the Bridges?

The Da Vinci Code, Corrected

Craig Keener

Why the lost gospels were really lost

Holiness Fire-Starter

Charles Edward White

Transformed by her child’s fiery death, Phoebe Palmer lit the flames of revival on two continents.

The Cleansing Wave

Edwin Woodruff Tait

The 19th-century holiness revival took many forms as it swept across denominational boundaries.

Saving Souls & Bodies

William Kostlevy

Contrary to stereotype, the joy of the holiness life often spilled over into social ministry.

The Lord’s Agitators

Sarah E. Johnson, Ginger Kolbaba, Jennifer Woodruff Tait, and Stan Ingersol

Holiness leaders were a fractious bunch, but there was vision behind their division.

I received my commission from Him, brother

Jennifer Woodruff Tait

How women preachers built up the holiness movement

The Quest

Elesha Coffman

Christians have long desired to live lives unmarred by sin—and have walked many roads on the quest.

1854: Three Voices Wake a Sleeping Church

Bruce Heydt

The year Hudson Taylor, Charles Spurgeon, and Sören Kierkegaard launched ministries that would shake their churches to the core.

Innocent’s Corrupted Crusade

Steven Gertz

Good intentions couldn’t stop Innocent III’s crusade from going horribly wrong.

Changed Lives

Madeleine L'Engle

How I entered George MacDonald’s world

All of Christian History in 6 Hours

Chris Armstrong

This audio tour de force is strong meat for a mature Christian audience.

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