Revival in Brownsville : Pensacola Pentacostalism and Power of American Revivalism

by RABEY, STEVE

• ISBN13: 9780785269427
• ISBN10: 0785269428
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-03-09
• Publisher: Harpercollins Christian Pub

Summary

In spite of its tremendous success, Brownsville, like other contemporary and historic revivals, has its critics. They ask, Is the Brownsville experience the moving of the Holy Spirit, or is it an enormous Holy Hoax? Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Part I The Making of a Movement	3	(62)
ONE Pilgrimage to Pensacola: Why Millions of People Have Traveled to One Florida Church	3	(16)
TWO Revival at Brownsville: How It Started and How It Has Spread	19	(22)
THREE The Heartbeat of the Church: Revival in Christian History	41	(24)
Part II Movers and Shakers	65	(106)
FOUR Prepare Ye the Way: Pastor John Kilpatrick	65	(22)
FIVE "Friend, Listen to Me!": Evangelist Steve Hill	87	(22)
SIX Music to Wake the Dead: Worship Leader Lindell Cooley	109	(20)
SEVEN Your Young Shall See Visions: Youth Minister Richard Crisco	129	(20)
EIGHT Preparing Laborers for the Harvest: Michael Brown and the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry	149	(22)
Part III Assessing Brownsville's Impact and Legacy	171	(78)
NINE The Ripple Effect: The Spreading Impact of the Brownsville Revival	171	(20)
TEN Ghosts of Elmer Gantry: Exploring Revivalism's Ugly Excesses	191	(20)
ELEVEN Testing the Spirits: Debating the Theology of Revival	211	(24)
TWELVE The Big Picture: Brownsville's Place in the Work of God	235	(14)
Appendix A: Sources	249	(3)
Appendix B: Acknowledgments	252