..". a book about healing revivalists that takes them seriously and treats them fairly." --Journal of Southern History
..". will be a definitive work for some years to come." --Reviews in American History
"Harrell has obviously attended countless rallies, read sheafs of literature, and personally interviewed many of the principals. He... tell s] the story in a largely biographical format. This makes for lively reading." --Harvey G. Cox, New York Times Book Review
..". will attract readers interested in the reasons behind the various fat and lean periods among...
..". a book about healing revivalists that takes them seriously and treats them fairly." --Journal of Southern History
A spirit of religious revival blazed across the United States just after 1900. With a focus on Holy Spirit power, early adherents stirred an enthusiastic response, first at a Bible school in Topeka and then in a small mission on Asuza Street in Los Angeles. Almost immediately, the movement spread to Houston, Chicago, and then northeastern urban centers. By the early 1910s the fervor had reached most parts of the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico, and eventually the converts called themselves pentecostals. Today there are pentecostals all over the world. From the beginning the...
A spirit of religious revival blazed across the United States just after 1900. With a focus on Holy Spirit power, early adherents stirred an enthusias...
