Review: Pentecostalism in the U.S. Pt.1
In the next series of posts, I’ll be summarizing and evaluating certain chapters in (although this first one is just a summary):
Patterson, Eric, and Edmund Rybarczyk, eds. The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States. New York: Lexington Books, 2007.
So I’ll begin with chapter 1:
Rybarczyk, Edmund J. “Introduction: American Pentecostalism: Challenges and Temptations.” In The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States, by Eric Patterson and Edmund Rybarczyk, eds. New York: Lexington Books, 2007.
In this chapter, Rybarczyk provides the reader with a very brief overview of the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement. Due to this book being written with the centennial of the Azusa Street Revival in mind, he primarily focuses on Azusa when talking about the beginnings of the movement. He also quickly summarizes the various trajectories within the Pentecostal/Charismatic Movement (P/C Movement): Classical Pentecostals, Charismatics, Third Wave. Read more…
