Issue 58 : The Rise of Pentecostalism
Originally published in 1998
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Table of Contents
Aimee Semple McPherson was the first Pentecostal to become a national sensation.
Edith Blumhofer
Little-known or remarkable facts about early Pentecostalism.
Editors
One Dangerous Religion
Mark Galli
The story behind the Azusa Street revival, the most phenomenal event of twentieth-century Christianity.
Ted Olsen
The finished work controversy was Pentecostalism's first split
James R. Goff
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Racial harmony broke down, but the hope did not.
David D. Daniels
The Oneness movement pushed Pentecostals to organize
Kenneth Gill
Early Pentecostals asked, Why go to war when Jesus is on his way?
James R. Goff
Until recently, Latinos have been the most overlooked members of the Pentecostal family.
Gaston Espinosa
Few have taken the Bible more literally than George Hensley and the snake handlers.
Ted Olsen
The Rise of Pentecostalism
Vinson Synan
Evangelicals were none too eager to welcome the Pentecostals
Grant Wacker
Pentecostalism's early leaders were as varied as they were dynamic
Editors
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In Pentecostalism's early years it was not unusual to see women preaching, pastoring, and leading.
David G. Roebuck
A sampling of ecstatic experiences reported in different eras of church history
Stanley M. Burgess
It's not tongues but a different way of being a Christian.
Walter J. Hollenweger
The Rise of Pentecostalism
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