Why is it that the Pentecostal movement today lacks the power of its Azusa Street roots? What teaching served as the foundation of the Azusa Street Revival, and how is it that most Pentecostals repudiated that foundation less than six years after the revival began? In this all-too-true tale, you’ll discover larger-than-life – and flawed – men of God, scandalous animosity among Christian brothers, and a contentious prayer challenge in what could be described as a game of spiritual “Russian roulette.” All this played into the seismic shift which shortly occurred within Pentecostalism. This groundbreaking look at the nexus of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements explains how one of God’s special works of grace became "The Rejected Blessing."
Why is it that the Pentecostal movement today lacks the power of its Azusa Street roots? What teaching served as the foundation of the Azusa Street Revival, and how is it that most Pentecostals repudiated that foundation less than six years after the revival began? In this all-too-true tale, you’ll discover larger-than-life – and flawed – men of God, scandalous animosity among Christian brothers, and a contentious prayer challenge in what could be described as a game of spiritual “Russian roulette.” All this played into the seismic shift which shortly occurred within Pentecostalism. This groundbreaking look at the nexus of the Holiness and Pentecostal movements explains how one of God’s special works of grace became "The Rejected Blessing."