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Catch the Fire: Soaking Prayer and Charismatic Renewal
Michael Wilkinson
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Description for Catch the Fire: Soaking Prayer and Charismatic Renewal
Paperback. Beginning in Toronto in the mid-1990s, the Vineyard Church became the site of ritualized religious renewal, commonly known as the "Toronto Blessing." This book examines the history of Vineyard Church and the role and meaning of the soaking prayer. Num Pages: 242 pages, black & white tables. BIC Classification: HRCC96; HRCR1; HRCV; HRCX7. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 262.
A recent phenomenon of charismatic renewal took place in Toronto in the mid-1990s. Commonly known as the "Toronto Blessing" and operated by the former Vineyard Church leaders John and Carol Arnott, the renewal was defined by reports of uncontrollable laughter, weeping, speaking in tongues, animal noises, and falling on the floor during worship. Sympathetic Christians embraced these practices while others who believed that this form of worship boarded on spectacle rejected them. By the end of the 1990s most people thought that the renewal was over.
Yet, in the first decade of the twenty-first century, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
242
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780875807058
SKU
V9780875807058
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Ref
99-1
About Michael Wilkinson
Michael Wilkinson is professor of sociology at Trinity Western University, as well as director of the Religion in Canada Institute, and coordinator of the Canadian Pentecostal Research Network. He is author most recently of Global Pentecostal Movements. Peter F. Althouse is associate professor of religion at Southeastern University and the author of Spirit of the Last Days. He is ... Read more
Reviews for Catch the Fire: Soaking Prayer and Charismatic Renewal
[This book] makes an important contribution to the social scientific research on prayer by focusing on the relationship between a form of charismatic prayer and the change of practitioners toward benevolent action.
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