Christian Peoples of the Spirit

by Burgess, Stanley M.

• ISBN13: 9780814799987
• ISBN10: 0814799981
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-07-25
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

Among all groups in Christendom, The Pentecostal/Charismatic movement is second in size only To The Roman Catholic Church, with growth that shows no signs of abatement. Its adherents declare the Pentecostal Movement, which began at Azusa Street in 1906, To be unprecedented in Christian history since the first century of the Church in its embrace of manifestations of the Holy Spirit such as divine healing, miracles, and speaking in tongues. Yet although it may be unprecedented in size and rate of growth, Stanley M. Burgess argues that is hardly unprecedented in concept. In Christian Peoples of the Spirit, Burgess collects documentary evidence for two thousand years of individuals and groups who have evidenced Pentecostal/charismatic-like spiritual giftings, worship, and experience.The documents in this collection, bolstered by concise editorial introductions, offer the original writings of a wide variety of "peoples of the spirit" from Tertullian and Antony of the Desert To The Shakers and Sunder Singh, As well as of their enemies or detractors. Though virtually all of the parties in this volume considered themselves Spirit-gifted, or given special qualities by God, they are in many ways as different from one another as the cultures from which they have emerged. In providing such an impressive array of voices, Burgess convincingly demonstrates that there have indeed been Spirit-filled worship and charismatic saints in all periods of church history.

Author Biography

Stanley M. Burgess is Distinguished Professor of Christian History at Regent University and Professor Emeritus, Missouri State University. He is author or editor of several books, including The Holy Spirit: Medieval Roman Catholic and Reformation Traditions and The Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Ancient Churches	p. 4
The Didache	p. 5
The Shepherd of Hermas	p. 8
The Odes of Solomon	p. 11
The Martyrdom of Polycarp of Smyrna	p. 14
Justin Martyr	p. 17
Irenaeus of Lyons	p. 20
Montanism	p. 25
Tertullian	p. 30
The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas	p. 33
Pseudo-Clement	p. 37
Gregory the Wonderworker	p. 38
Origen	p. 41
Antony of the Desert	p. 45
Ephrem the Syrian	p. 48
Pseudo-Macarius	p. 53
Augustine of Hippo	p. 57
Basil of Cappadocia	p. 63
Gregory the Great	p. 71
Isaac of Nineveh	p. 75
Armenian Paulicianism	p. 81
The Medieval Churches	p. 85
Symeon the New Theologian	p. 86
Gregory Palamas	p. 93
The Roman Ritual	p. 97
Hildegard of Bingen	p. 98
Joachim of Fiore	p. 104
Francis of Assisi	p. 111
Thomas Aquinas	p. 116
Popular Piety in the Medieval Roman Catholic West	p. 122
Vincent Ferrier	p. 125
The Cathars	p. 128
The Early Modern Churches	p. 134
Martin Luther	p. 135
Thomas Müntzer	p. 142
Ignatius of Loyola	p. 147
Francis Xavier	p. 151
George Fox	p. 156
The Camisards (ôFrench Prophetsö)	p. 161
John Lacey	p. 164
The Jansenists	p. 169
The Shakers	p. 172
John Wesley	p. 177
Seraphim of Sarov	p. 186
Edward Irving	p. 189
Latter-day Saints (Mormons)	p. 198
Horace Bushnell	p. 204
John Christian Aroolappen	p. 210
The Molokans	p. 213
John of Kronstadt	p. 220
Ellen Gould White	p. 225
Contemporary Peoples of the Spirit	p. 230
Elena Guerra and Pope Leo XIII	p. 231
Charles F. Parham	p. 233
William Joseph Seymour	p. 235
The Azusa Street Revival	p. 240
Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati	p. 243
Minnie Abrams	p. 248
George Barton Cutten	p. 250
Sunder Singh	p. 253
John Sung	p. 261
Aimee Semple McPherson	p. 265
Dennis J. Bennett	p. 270
Lumen Gentium	p. 273
Pope Paul VI	p. 274
Pope John Paul II	p. 279
Snake Handlers	p. 286
The Toronto Blessing	p. 291
The Memphis Miracle	p. 294
Raniero Cantalamessa	p. 299
Glossary	p. 303
Index	p. 307
About the Editor	p. 311
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