William J. Seymour and the origins of global Pentecostalism : a biography and documentary history / Gaston Espinosa, ed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Espinosa, Gastón, Author.

Contributor:

Espinosa, Gastón.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seymour, William Joseph, 1870-1922.

Seymour, William Joseph.

Pentecostalism.

Pentecostals--Biography.

Pentecostals.

Pentecostal churches--Clergy--Biography.

Pentecostal churches.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (461 p.)

Place of Publication:

Durham ; London : Duke University Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In 1906, William J. Seymour (1870-1922) preached Pentecostal revival at the Azusa Street mission in Los Angeles. From these and other humble origins the movement has blossomed to 631 million people around the world. Gastón Espinosa provides new insight into the life and ministry of Seymour, the Azusa Street revival, and Seymour's influence on global Pentecostal origins. After defining key terms and concepts, he surveys the changing interpretations of Seymour over the past 100 years, critically engages them in a biography, and then provides an unparalleled collection of primary sources, all a s

Contents:

Biography

Documentary history of William J. Seymour, the Azusa Street Revival and global Pentecostal origins

Seymour's spiritual writings from the Apostolic faith (1906-08)

Seymour's doctrines and discipline minister's manual

Azusa Street Revival accounts in the Apostolic faith (1906-08)

Historical overviews and testimonies of Seymour and the Azusa revival

Critics of Seymour and the revival

Writings of Charles Fox Parham.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780822356356

082235635X

9780822376873

0822376873

OCLC:

1140821224