Product Description

This 100th Anniversary Edition of The Topeka Outpouring of 1901 contains almost double the material in the original volume. This is the true story of the beginning of the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement in America as told by eyewitnesses. The books contains the testimony of the founder of the movement, the first person to speak in tongues, and many others, including supporters and scoffers. Many contemporary newspaper accounts are also included. The book contains many photographs, several of which are published here for the first time.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1233603 in Books
• Published on: 2001-04-01
• Binding: Paperback
• 257 pages

Review
I am happy to commend Larry E. Martin for his work writing, ... and compiling this great record of our heritage... -- Roberts Liardon - author - God's Generals

Intriguing - interesting - informative . . . a valuable compilation of historically significant eyewitness accounts . . . -- Ronald R. Minor - General Secretary - Pentecostal Church of God

You do not have to be a scholar to appreciate the eyewitness accouts and other valuable material . . . -- Gary B. McGee - Professor - Assemblies of God Theological Seminary

About the Author
Dr. Larry Martin is the Director of Academic Affairs at the Brownsville Revival School of Ministry in Pensacola, Florida. He is a graduate of Oklahoma Missionary Baptist College, Cameron University, Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, and Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Martin has written several books on the history of Pentecostalism.

Customer Reviews

Important Collection of Original Documentation
Pentecostalism has become the most explosive movement in the history of the Christian Church. It all began on January 1 of 1901 with one young woman in Topeka, Kansas, who began "speaking in tongues" and claiming her experience was evidence of the baptism of the Holy Spirit. One hundred years later 500 million Pentecostal and Charismatic believers span the globe. The Topeka Outpouring, shares valuable documentation that tells the story of the movements beginnings.

Martin gives us a brief biographical sketch of the controversial and notorious father of Pentecostalism, Charles Parham. Then numerous first hand accounts are given by members of the Bethel Healing School, where the revival was birthed. They include reports from Charles Parham, Sarah Parham, Lillian Thislethwaite, along with several from Agnes Ozman (the first to receive the experience). Accounts of other observers are provided, as well as antagonists of the Pentecostal experience. Finally, Martin includes several newspaper articles reporting on these early 20th century events.

For the curious inquirer or for the serious student of Pentecostal history, The Topeka Outpouring is a gold mine of information. Many of the accounts are redundant and some of the material is of limited significance but the book is an important collection of original documentation relating to the origins of the Pentecostal branch of Christianity.