Foreword | p. xiii |
Acknowledgements | p. xv |
Abbreviations | p. xvii |
Maps, Figures and Photographs | p. xix |
Introduction | p. xxi |
The Roots of British Pentecostalism | p. 1 |
Seminal People and Places | p. 1 |
Influences Shaping British Pentecostalism | p. 7 |
Edward Irving and the Catholic Apostolic Church | p. 7 |
The Keswick Convention | p. 9 |
The Welsh Revival | p. 13 |
Proto-Pentecostal Currents in Ireland | p. 16 |
The Arrival of the Holiness Message | p. 16 |
The Impact of the Welsh Revival | p. 25 |
The Faith Mission | p. 29 |
The Cooneyites | p. 33 |
The Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion | p. 37 |
Zion Arrives in Ireland | p. 39 |
Zion and Pentecost | p. 44 |
Arthur Booth-Clibborn: Pentecostal Patriarch | p. 49 |
His Introduction to Pentecostalism | p. 49 |
Early Life in Ireland | p. 50 |
The Salvation Army Years | p. 51 |
Engagement with Dowieism | p. 54 |
Transition from Zionism to Pentecostalism | p. 58 |
The Pentecostal Experience in Family Life | p. 60 |
Pacifism and Pentecostals | p. 63 |
Booth-Clibborn's Contribution to Pentecostalism | p. 64 |
The Pre-Denominational Phase in Irish Pentecostalism | p. 68 |
The First Pentecostal Assembly | p. 68 |
Four Local Leaders: Their Background and Contribution | p. 73 |
Robert J. Kerr | p. 73 |
Alex Ferguson | p. 74 |
William J. Boyd | p. 77 |
James N. Arnold | p. 80 |
Spreading the Message | p. 82 |
Robert and Aimee Semple | p. 82 |
Jacob Nathan | p. 86 |
Preparing for Advance | p. 88 |
George Jeffreys: Background and Role | p. 90 |
George Jeffreys: Profile | p. 90 |
The Making of a Pentecostal Leader | p. 92 |
The Influence of Jeffreys' Background on his Future Ministry | p. 100 |
Two Influential Anglican Irish Pentecostals | p. 108 |
The Early Years of Elim (1915-18) | p. 120 |
Events and People Related to Monaghan | p. 120 |
The Role of Women | p. 132 |
Resource Problems | p. 134 |
Finance | p. 135 |
Premises | p. 137 |
The First Elim Constitution | p. 143 |
Elim Christ Church | p. 143 |
The Proselytism Issue | p. 145 |
Finance | p. 147 |
Church Government | p. 148 |
Belief and Practice | p. 160 |
Jeffreys in Action | p. 162 |
The Ballymena Mission | p. 162 |
Hunter Street Convention | p. 165 |
The Years of Expansion in Elim (1918-c.1923) | p. 171 |
Membership of the Elim Evangelistic Band | p. 171 |
Impact of Constitutional Changes | p. 179 |
The Initiation and Training of Band Members | p. 184 |
Informal Induction | p. 187 |
More Formal Induction | p. 189 |
The Contribution of the Elim Evangel | p. 194 |
The Spatial Distribution of Elim Work | p. 197 |
Outside Belfast | p. 198 |
Within Belfast | p. 212 |
Finance and Manpower Deployment | p. 218 |
The 'Troubles' | p. 220 |
The Nicholson Missions | p. 222 |
Conclusion: Vision and Achievement | p. 230 |
The Apostolic Church in Ireland | p. 233 |
Apostolic Distinctives | p. 233 |
The Origin of the Apostolic Church | p. 239 |
Establishing the Apostolic Church in Ireland | p. 245 |
The Earliest Apostolic Assemblies | p. 258 |
Assemblies Originating in Cottage Meetings | p. 258 |
Assemblies Developing through Personal Contact | p. 260 |
Independent Groups that Joined the Apostolic Church | p. 263 |
Factors Influencing the Development of the Apostolic Church | p. 265 |
The Separatist Nature of the Apostolic Church | p. 266 |
The Mix of Welsh Ethos and Bradford Control | p. 271 |
Considerations of Social Class and Status | p. 276 |
Contention over Prophecy | p. 279 |
The Operation of Prophecy in the Irish Apostolic Church | p. 283 |
The Significant Role of Prophecy | p. 283 |
The Range of Prophecy | p. 286 |
The Control Function of Prophecy | p. 288 |
The Apostolic Option within Pentecostalism | p. 293 |
Conclusion | p. 296 |
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