Century Of The Holy Spirit 100 Years Of Pentecostal And Charismatic Renewal, 1901-2001

By Marie Vingtras

Book Overview

A definitive history of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement and an intriguing reference for persons outside the movement, "The Century of the Holy Spirit" details the miraculous story of Pentecostal/Charismatic growth--in the U.S. and around the world. This book features five chapters by the premier Pentecostal historian, Vinson Synan, with additional contributions by leading Pentecostal/Charismatic authorities--David Barrett, David Daniels, David Edwin Harrell Jr., Peter Hocken, Sue Hyatt, Gary McGee, and Ted Olsen. Features include: Explains and analyzes the role of all major streams, including women, African-Americans, and Hispanics Thoroughly illustrated with photographs, charts, figures, maps, and vignettes 4-color fold-out timeline/genealogy tree 16 full-color pages, plus black-and-white photos throughout Includes bibliographies and indexes

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0785245502
• ISBN13: 9780785245506
• Release Date: March 2001
• Publisher: Nelson Reference & Electronic Pub
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 2.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.8" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Quailty Textbook

An in-depth textual history of the pentacostal movement of the 20th century. Intresting with lots of detail and yet not boring. Well documented.

century of the Holy Spirit 100 years of Pentecostal and charismatic renewal, 1901-2001

this is a great book for the pentecostal it is truly a must to read to know your spiritual heritage as a pentecostal beliver

This book is FUN!

I have yet to read all the way through Vinson Synan's book because I keep jumping from page to page... the stories! The pictures! If you were there in the charismatic days, you may find it striking you the way it strikes me...it's like looking at a yearbook! It is such a valuable memoir of great days in which I was privileged to participate. I only got the book a few days ago but already have been telling friends about...

Concise, Readable, and Valuable History of a Movement

Vinson Synan has compiled a concise, readable, and valuable volume tracing the one hundred-year history of the Pentecostal and Charismatic movement. The book is a partisan overview of the key events and most significant personalities that contributed to this century-long religious phenomenon. Synan provides outstanding coverage of the enormous contributions of African Americans, and Hispanics, as well as females within the...

100 Years of Pentecost

History comes to life in a book that makes for compelling reading and a valuable reference tool. In addition to key data and timelines, it refers readers to a wealth of related background material. Though Vinson Synan wrote six chapters, it features nine other contributors. Yet the story flows with the coherence of a single author, enlivened by vignettes on such key figures as Kathryn Kuhlman, Carlos Annacondia, Oral Roberts...