The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century
Called "a pioneer contribution" by Church History when it was first published in 1971 as The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement in the United States, this volume has now been revised and enlarged by Vinson Synan to account for the incredible changes that have occurred in the church world during the last quarter of the twentieth century.Synan brings together the stories of the many movements usually listed as "holiness," "pentecostal," or "charismatic," and shows that there is an identifiable...
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From the Catholic Charismatic renewal in the 1960s to the Pentecostal revival in Pensacola, Florida in the mid 1990s, the staggering growth of the Pentecostal-charismatic movement has impacted the world. Research data shows that in 1965 there were 50,000,000 Pentecostals throughout the world and that by 1995 the numbers had grown to 463,000,000. Because of this explosive growth, Pentecostals and Charismatics now constitute the second largest family of Christians in the world.Vinson Synan s book, The Holiness-Pentecostal Tradition: Charismatic Movements in the Twentieth Century, accounts for the incredible growth and changes that have occurred in the church world over the past twenty-five years. First published in 1971 as The Holiness-Pentecostal Movement in the United States, this completely revised and enlarged edition includes five new chapters on the worldwide expansion of the Pentecostal Movement in the early part of the twentieth century. Synan s revision enhances his already detailed history of the rise and development of the Pentecostal tradition which begins with John Wesley, founder of Methodism and spiritual and intellectual father of the modern holiness and Pentecostal movements. First seen as simply a movement, Pentecostalism has grown far beyond this definition. "This could well be the major story of Christianity in the twentieth century," writes Synan. "If what Peter Wagner says is true, that in all of human history, no other non-political, non-militaristic, voluntary human movement has grown as rapidly as the Pentecostal-charismatic movement in the last twenty-five years, then Pentecostalism indeed deserves to be seen as a major Christian tradition alongside the Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Reformation Protestant traditions." Synan s revision will be an important handbook in shaping our understanding of the Pentecostal-charismatic tradition. Christian Scholars Review "An indispensable and highly readable account of the origins and growth of what is clearly the most significant movement in the twentieth-century church... With the growing "charismaticization" of the contemporary church, this book should be of interest to Christians in all academic disciplines."
PrefaceThe Double Cure (1766-1866) Echoes from the Forest Temple—The National Holiness Association (1867-1894) The Fire-Baptized Way The Churches of God The American Jerusalem—Azusa Street Pentecost Comes South Missionaries of the One Way Ticket Criticism and Controversy (1906-1920) The African-American Pentecostals The Pentecostals in Society (1901-1960) The Neo-Pentecostal Movement The Catholic Charismatic Renewal The Charismatic Explosion Centennial Reflections Bibliography Index
\ CharismaAs a historian, Synan offers powerful explanations and conclusions.\ \ \ \ \ Christian Scholars Review"An indispensable and highly readable account of the origins and growth of what is clearly the most significant movement in the twentieth-century church... With the growing "charismaticization" of the contemporary church, this book should be of interest to Christians in all academic disciplines."\ \ \ Clergy JournalA fine historical work that will interest those engaged in the history of the American church.... This is a book that makes for fascinating reading and is well worth the investment of time and money.\ \ \ \ \ Publishers Weekly"This revision of a book originally published in 1971 incorporates five new chapters and further strengthens Synan's detailed and highly readable history of the various "second-blessing" movements that form a major branch of Christianity.... Synan provides an authoritative, highly documented and nuanced survey of a tradition that continues to thrive worldwide."\ \ \ \ \ Publishers Weekly\ - Publisher's Weekly\ This revision of a book originally published in 1971 (as Holiness-Pentecostal Movements in the United States) incorporates five new chapters and further strengthens Synan's detailed and highly readable history of the various "second-blessing" movements that form a major branch of Christianity. The book begins with Methodism founder John Wesley's early reliance on Christian mystical tradition and his teachings on second-blessing sanctification; it ends with an analysis of contemporary Pentecostal practice and speculation about the future. Synan, Dean of Regent University's Divinity School, Virginia Beach, Va., traces the development of a uniquely American religious movement that has spread across cultures and faith groups. From the earliest Pentecostal in Cane Ridge, Kentucky (1801), and in L.A.'s Azusa Street (1906) to Catholic charismatic renewal, Synan provides an authoritative, highly documented and nuanced survey of a tradition that continues to thrive worldwide. By the end of the century, he writes, Pentecostals and charismatic mainline Protestants and Catholics could make up half of the world's Christians. So powerful are the Pentecostal and charismatic movements that, Synan believes, "it is altogether possible that the future of Christianity will be molded by the developing Pentecostal churches of the Third World interacting with the vigorous charismatic elements in traditional churches." (July)\ \
