The Birth of Pentecostalism as a Mystical Tradition of Christianity: A Historical Perspective
Journal Title: Dini Araştırmalar -Altı Aylık Bilimsel Dergi- - Year 2016, Vol 19, Issue 50
Abstract
Pentecostalism is a religious movement originated in America at the dawn of 20th century. The movement takes its name from the events on the day of Pentecost described in the second chapter of Book of Acts, where it portrays the events of the descent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apostles of Jesus Christ, “they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues, as Spirit gave them utterance”. Pentecostals claim that the same experience should be present today. The main theological foundations of Pentecostalism germinated from American revival movements in 19th century: Methodism, Holiness Movement, Irving Movement, Keswick movement and Healing movement. Pentecostals seek to receive salvation based on baptism in the Holy Spirit and gifts of the spirit (charismata) such as speaking in tongues, healing, prophecy, exorcism and preparation for the imminent second coming of Christ. In the modern sense the first Pentecostals appeared in Charles Fox Parham’s Bible School. One of his students, Agnes Ozman was the first person to be baptised in the Holy Spirit accompanied by speaking in tongues in 1901. Parham, who considered being the founder of the movement, formulated the foundational doctrines and practices, which characterise the movement. In 1906, Pentecostalism achieved worldwide attention through the Azusa Street Revival is commonly regarded as the beginning of the modern Pentecostal movement led by African American preacher William Joseph Seymour. At the end of twentieth century it grew to be the second largest family of Christians in the World.
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