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Book SynopsisIn The Azusa Street Mission and Revival, Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. brings to bear expertise from decades of focused study in church history to reveal the captivating story of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Los Angeles, which became known as the Azusa Street Mission. Sometimes the largest blaze begins with the tiniest spark.At the dawn of the twentieth century, William J. Seymour, the son of Louisiana slaves, began meeting with a tiny congregation in a two-story wooden building in downtown Los Angeles. What began as a spontaneous gathering of believers quickly grew into a passionate revival and renewal of the work of the Holy Spirit. The movement spread at breathtaking speed. With little more than a printing press, a trolley stop, and a powerful message, the spiritual fire emanating from the Apostolic Faith Mission on Azusa Street rapidly crossed strict cultural and national borders—into MexTrade Review'This is the definitive work by the acknowledged master of the subject.' --Jack W. Hayford, President of the International Four Square Church

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Book SynopsisDrawing upon personal experiences and Scripture, Maria Woodworth-Etter presents an enlightening look at how God wants to use His people mightily in the end times.

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Book SynopsisThe Pentecostal Ethic and the Spirit of Development; D.Freeman PART I: PENTECOSTALISM AND THE NEOLIBERAL TURN Pentecostalism, Populism and the New Politics of Affect; J.Comaroff Prosperity Gospels and Enchanted Worldviews: Two Responses to Socio-Economic Transformations in Tanzanian Pentecostal Christianity; P.Hasu Pentecostalism and Post-Development: Pentecostal Development Ideologies in Ghanaian Migrant Communities; R.van Dijk PART II: CHURCHES AND NGOS: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF SALVATION Pentecostal and Development Imaginaries in West Africa; C.Piot Saving Development: Secular NGOs, the Pentecostal Revolution, and the Search for a Purified Political Space in the Taita Hills, Kenya; J.Smith Development and the Rural Entrepreneur: Pentecostals, NGOs and the Market in the Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia; D.Freeman Pentecostalism, Development NGOs and Meaning in Eastern Uganda; B.Jones Agents of Gendered Change: Empowerment, Salvation and Gendered Transformation in Urban Kenya; D.ParsitauTrade Review'Scholars have for some time sensed that in many parts of the world development projects and Pentecostal Christianity stand in complex relations of competition and cooperation as programs that similarly promote personal and cultural change. But until now, no single work has sharpened this widespread intuition into a coherent line of argument or a workable research program. This groundbreaking book does both. With a superb introduction that tackles the key issues head on, followed by a group of first-class case studies that cash these issues out empirically, this collection should set the terms of debate about development and religion in Africa and well beyond for a long time to come.' - Joel Robbins, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, USA 'Full of new insights and transcending anthropologists' familiar condemnation of the aid industry, this book suggests a completely new direction for research on the type of change generally called 'development'. It boldly concludes that Pentecostal churches are often more effective agents of change than secular NGOs as they are more successful at emphasizing empowerment as personal transformation, enabling people to embrace change 'from below', and endowing such change with moral legitimacy. Using Weber's key insights, and drawing on a range of nuanced case studies, this fascinating book explores affinities between the 'Pentecostal ethic' and the forms of market-driven development which the aspirant middle class in Africa increasingly finds itself embracing.' - Deborah James, Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsThe Pentecostal Ethic and the Spirit of Development; D.Freeman PART I: PENTECOSTALISM AND THE NEOLIBERAL TURN Pentecostalism, Populism and the New Politics of Affect; J.Comaroff Prosperity Gospels and Enchanted Worldviews: Two Responses to Socio-Economic Transformations in Tanzanian Pentecostal Christianity; P.Hasu Pentecostalism and Post-Development: Pentecostal Development Ideologies in Ghanaian Migrant Communities; R.van Dijk PART II: CHURCHES AND NGOS: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF SALVATION Pentecostal and Development Imaginaries in West Africa; C.Piot Saving Development: Secular NGOs, the Pentecostal Revolution, and the Search for a Purified Political Space in the Taita Hills, Kenya; J.Smith Development and the Rural Entrepreneur: Pentecostals, NGOs and the Market in the Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia; D.Freeman Pentecostalism, Development NGOs and Meaning in Eastern Uganda; B.Jones Agents of Gendered Change: Empowerment, Salvation and Gendered Transformation in Urban Kenya; D.Parsitau

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