The the charismatic movement in the churches Hollenweger, Walter J. 1927- creator text bibliography mnu Minneapolis Augsburg Pub. House [1972] 1972 1st U.S. ed.]. monographic eng und

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xx, 572 p. illus. 25 cm. Surveys the history of the Pentecostal movement in the Americas, Europe, and Africa and discusses the beliefs and practices that have contributed to its development. Pentecost outside 'Pentecost' : speaking with tongues in the traditional churches of America -- 'In the upper room' : the rise of the American Pentecostal movement -- A church in spite of itself : the organization of the Assemblies of God into a church -- 'If I gained the world--' : holiness in the Church of God (Cleveland) -- 'Unto the end of the world' : the spread of Pentecostalism -- A worker founds the largest Protestant church in Latin America : Daniel Berg and the Assembléias de Deus in Brazil -- A religion by word of mouth : the Waldensian Luigi Francescon and the 'Congregação Cristã do Brasil' -- Brazilian illuminism : an attempt at an assessment of the Brazilian Pentecostal movement -- 'The full blessing of Pentecost' : Andrew Murray, John Alexander Dowie and the early days of the Pentecostal movement in South Africa -- Nicholas B. H. Bhengu : a charismatic African prophet -- 'Back to Pentecost' : the Latter Rain Assemblies as a protest movement against the decline of enthusiasm in the older Pentecostal churches -- uMoya : the Spirit in the Independent African churches -- A blending of aristocratic Anglicanism and Welsh revivalism : the origin of Pentecostalism in Great Britain -- Charisma and institutional organization : the Elim Pentecostal churches -- From a revival fellowship within the existing churches to an independent church : Donald Gee and the Assemblies of God -- The 'legend of the diabolical origin' of Pentecostalism demythologized : the origin of the Pentecostal movement in Germany -- The attempt to set up a Pentecostal movement within the Reformation tradition : the Mülheim Association of Christian Fellowships -- Charismatic revival within the established churches : a new chance? -- 'The religion of the proud poor' : the Pentecostal movement in Italy -- Christsomol versus Komsomol : the Pentecostal movement in Russia -- 'Back to the Bible' : the Pentecostal understanding of Scripture -- 'A crimson stream of blood' : the doctrine of the Trinity and Christology : 'Rolled away' : the doctrine of justification -- 'Showers of blessing' : the doctrine of the Spirit -- 'The day of miracles is still here' : healing by prayer and the doctrine of miracles -- Against principalities and powers : demonology -- 'Religion is what you must not do' : ethics -- 'In these last days' : eschatology -- Not an organization, but an organism : ecclesiology -- 'Islands of humanity' : a sociological assessment -- Practice as a theological statement : a theological assessment -- Appendix : declarations of faith. [by] W.J. Hollenweger. [Translated by R.A. Wilson with revisions by the author. Translation of Enthusiastisches Christentum. Bibliography: p. [523]-557. Pentecostalism 289 .H613 080661210X 9780806612102 70176103 DLC 720526 20190905123457.0 333471 eng