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The Reformed Roots of Pentecostalism
Menzies, William W.
Menzies, William W.
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"Next month a series of celebrations will mark the centennial of the "Azusa Street Revival" in Los Angeles, California. It was there, in April, 1906, that a remarkable spiritual awakening occurred that many would call the birth of the modem Pentecostal movement. For the origin of this remarkable revival movement, some point to less known previous events that were stepping stones along the way, but certainly it was at Azusa Street that the modem Pentecostal revival became a world-wide phenomenon. Vinson Synan, one of the best-known chroniclers of the Pentecostal movement, reported that within the twentieth century, the Pentecostal movement grew fiom nothing to at least 500 million followers!' Allan Anderson, noted missiologist, sees unabated growth into the near-term future for Pentecostalism and the associated Charismatic movement. Anderson sees the future of world-wide Christianity becoming increasingly marked by Pentecostal influences. Certainly the modem Pentecostal movement is one of the most important religious and sociological phenomena of the century."
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2006
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