Divine Healing: The Holiness-Pentecostal Transition Years, 1890-1906 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781620324080)

In the present volume, James Robinson shows how the Holiness movement contributed to the rise of Pentecostalism, with emphasis on those sectors that practiced divine healing. Although other scholars have undertaken to explore this story, Robinson's treatment is by far the most thorough examination to date. He draws productively on the burgeoning secondary literatures on Pentecostalism and healing, and brings to light frequently overlooked, yet revealing primary sources. The events narrated are fascinating in their own right, and are important to the histories of Pentecostalism and healing for how they clarify the processes by which divine healing was pursued, debated, and often disparaged. The text also contributes to larger medical and social histories, offering tantalizing glimpses of the roots of some of today's most popular and contested medical and religious responses to sickness and health.

Author: James Robinson
ISBN-10: 1620324083
ISBN-13: 9781620324080
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2013
Pages: 238
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.60d