A. J. Tomlinson: Plainfolk Modernist

by R. G. Robins and R.G. Robins

Book Overview

A.J. Tomlinson (1865-1943) ranks among the leading figures of the early Pentecostal movement, and like so many of his cohorts, he was as complex as he was colorful. Arriving in Appalachia as a home missionary determined to uplift and evangelize poor mountain whites, he stayed to become the co-founder and chief architect of the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) and the Church of God of Prophecy, which together with their minor offspring now constitute...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195165918
• ISBN13: 9780195165913
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.5" x 9.5"