{"product_id":"william-j-seymour-and-the-origins-of-global-pentecostalism-a-biography-and-documentary-history-paperback-softback-9780822356356","title":"William J. Seymour and the Origins of Global Pentecostalism; A Biography and Documentary History (Paperback \/ softback) 9780822356356","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eWilliam J. Seymour and the Origins of Global Pentecostalism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Biography and Documentary History\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGastón Espinosa (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780822356356\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 11 August 2014\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e464 pages, 36 illustrations\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm, 0.635 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e“The author convincingly portrays Seymour, an African American with little formal education, at the vital center of Pentecostalism, influencing scores of ministers and missionaries who passed through his mission or read his Apostolic Faith newspaper. . . . Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through researchers\/faculty.”\u003c\/div\u003e - W. B. Bedford (Choice) \u003cdiv\u003e“Readers deeply steeped in the historiographical fights over the relative influence of Seymour versus other figures will find here about as close to a definitive account as one is going to get. But even those who just want to learn about Pentecostalism’s early days generally, and perhaps don’t have a dog in the historiographical and in-church fight, will benefit greatly from the author’s strongly argued, impeccably researched, and cogently written account. This is church history at its best.”\u003c\/div\u003e - Paul Harvey (Canadian Journal of History) \u003cdiv\u003e\"Espinosa’s detailed and careful analysis of Seymour’s role in the internal and external dynamics of the early Pentecostal movement explains much about its crucial decisions, and the contemporary strengths and weaknesses of this branch of Christianity.\"\u003c\/div\u003e - Hans Krabbendam (History) \u003cdiv\u003e“Espinosa provides an appropriate challenge to evaluate the radical countercultural, socially transgressive nature of Azusa and the opportunity that such transgressive space gave to an emerging Pentecostalism.”\u003c\/div\u003e - Zachary Michael Tackett (Pneuma)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eIn 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 in a single volume. He pays particular attention to race relations, Seymour's paradigmatic global influence from 1906 to 1912, and the break between Seymour and Charles Parham, another founder of Pentecostalism. Espinosa's fragmentation thesis argues that the Pentecostal propensity to invoke direct unmediated experiences with the Holy Spirit empowers ordinary people to break the bottle of denominationalism and to rapidly indigenize and spread their message.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 104 primary sources include all of Seymour's extant writings in full and without alteration and some of Parham's theological, social, and racial writings, which help explain why the two parted company. To capture the revival's diversity and global influence, this book includes Black, Latino, Swedish, and Irish testimonies, along with those of missionaries and leaders who spread Seymour's vision of Pentecostalism globally.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eForeword xiii\u003cbr\u003e Preface xix\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments xxi\u003cbr\u003e Timeline xxiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction. Definitions and 100 Years of Historiography on Seymour 1\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Biography \u003cbr\u003e 1. American Pentecostal Origins: Parham and Seymour 41\u003cbr\u003e 3. Moses and Mecca: Seymour, Azusa, and Global Origins 69\u003cbr\u003e 4. God Makes No Difference in Color: Azusa's Transgressive Social Space 96\u003cbr\u003e 5. Wrecking the Spirit of Azusa: Grumbling and the Road to Decline 109\u003cbr\u003e 6. Race War in the Churches: Promoting Peace by Taking the Initiative 126\u003cbr\u003e 7. We Don't Believe in Relics: Seymour in Ignominy 143\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion. Holy Restlessness and Cracking Bottles 149\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Documentary History of William J. Seymour, The Azusa Street Revival, and Global Pentecostal Origins \u003cbr\u003e A. Seymour's Spiritual Writings from the \u003ci\u003eApostolic Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, 1906-08 161\u003cbr\u003e B. Seymour's \u003ci\u003eDoctrines and Discipline\u003c\/i\u003e Minister's Manual (1915) 216\u003cbr\u003e C. Azusa Street Revival Accounts in the \u003ci\u003eApostolic Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, 1906-08 301\u003cbr\u003e D. Historical Overviews and Testimonies of Seymour and the Azusa Revival 309\u003cbr\u003e E. Critics of Seymour and the Revival 372\u003cbr\u003e F. Writings of Charles Fox Parham 380\u003cbr\u003e Notes 389\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography 411\u003cbr\u003e Index 429\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Duke University Press Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52653262176536,"sku":"9780822356356","price":24.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/william-j-seymour-and-the-origins-of-global-pentecostalism-a-biography-and-documentary-history-paperback-softback-9780822356356","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}