Restoring the Faith: The Assemblies of God, Pentecostalism, and American Culture (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780252062810)

American Pentecostalism began as a culturally isolated sect intent upon announcing the imminence of the world's end. The sect's early millenarian fervor gradually became muted in favor of flag-waving patriotism. At the end of the twentieth century it has become an affluent, worldwide movement thoroughly entrenched in popular culture.
Edith Blumhofer uses the Assemblies of God, the largest classical Pentecostal denomination in the world, as a lens through which to view the changing nature of Anglo Pentecostalism in the United States. She illustrates how the original mission to proclaim the end resulted in the development of Bible schools, the rise of the charismatic movement, and the popularity of such figures as Aimee Semple McPherson, Charles Fox Parham, and David Du Plessis. Blumhofer also examines the sect's use of radio and television and the creation of a parallel Christian culture


Author: Edith L. Blumhofer
ISBN-10: 0252062817
ISBN-13: 9780252062810
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Language: English
Published: 04/01/1993
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/1993 pg. 2015
Booklist Editors Choice/Adult 01/01/1994 pg. 860