The Fire Spreads: Holiness and Pentecostalism in the American South

by Randall J. Stephens

Book Overview

'The Fire Spreads' looks at the nature of pentecostalism in the American South, a faith that first took root among anonymous religious zealots, but that later claimed southern celebrities like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and, more recently, conservative political leaders such as John Ashcroft.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674026721
• ISBN13: 9780674026728
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 393 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.3"