Pentecostalism1979

This is the alternative history of Pentecostalism from within the movement by a third generation leader. From the beginning there were two streams - the respectable godly Bible-based ministries and those who sought unusual phenomena to the neglect of Scripture study and holiness. While modern histories see Azusa Street as the seminal event, to the older generation of Pentecostal leaders represented by O. Talmadge Spence Azusa Street was an aberration. Then post WWII a new stream of wonder working healers and miracle workers emerged with their man-centred ministries - again this was a departure from the traditions and values of the older more mature Pentecostalism. Then came the Charismatic Movement of the 1960s that built on the earlier aberrations and sought credibility by identifying...