Pentecostal Fire

Minister, revival teacher, and publisher, Larry Sparks, received a life-changing encounter with the Holy Spirit that revealed how Acts Chapter 2—and specifically the Day of Pentecost—is a blueprint for Jesus-followers of all eras, ages, and generations to walk in the revival fire of the Holy Spirit's presence.

The most experiential branch of Christianity has become the fastest growing form of worship on Earth. Harvard theologian Harvey Cox documents this extraordinary, yet largely unexamined, phenomenon, and tries to understand why this particular expression of spirituality has recently become appealing to so many people.

It was born a scant ninety-five years ago in a rundown warehouse on Azusa Street in Los Angeles. For days the religious-revival service there went on and on-and within a week the Los Angeles Times was reporting on a "weird babble" coming from the building. Believers were "speaking in tongues," the way they did at the first Pentecost recorded in the Bible?and a pentecostal movement was created that would, by the start of the twenty-first century, attract over 400 million followers worldwide. Harvey Cox has traveled the globe to visit and worship with pentecostal congregations on four continents, and he has written a dynamic, provocative history of this explosion of spirituality?a movement that represents no less than a tidal change in what religion is and what it means to people.

Many American Christians remain ignorant of black Pentacostalism. In this expansive historical overview, Estrelda Alexander recounts the story of African American Pentecostal origins and development. Whether you come from this tradition or you just want to learn more, this book will unfold all the dimensions of this important movement's history and contribution to the life of the church.

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Looks at the development of pentecostalism in the United States that grew out of the Southern states following the Civil War, and took root amongst religious zealots.