Black Fire

One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism

By: Estrelda Y. Alexander

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Paperback | 3 May 2011

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Estrelda Alexander was raised in an urban, black, working-class, oneness Pentecostal congregation in the 1950s and 1960s, but she knew little of her heritage and thought that all Christians worshiped and believed as she did. Much later she discovered that many Christians not only knew little of her heritage but considered it strange. Even today, most North Americans remain ignorant of black Pentecostalism. Black Fire remedies lack of historical consciousness by recounting the story of African American Pentecostal origins and development. In this fascinating description she covers

what Pentecostalism retained from African spirituality
the legacy of the nineteenth-century black Holiness movement
William J. Seymour and the Azusa Street Revival
African American trinitarian and oneness Pentecostal denominations
the role of women in African American Pentecostalism
African American neo-Pentecostals and charismatic movements
black Pentecostals in majority-white denominations
theological challenges of black Pentecostalism in the twenty-first century

Whether you come from an African American Pentecostal background or you just want to learn more, this book will unfold all the dimensions of this important movement's history and contribution to the life of the church.

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"This book will provide its readers with a valuable overview of important monuments and figures from the past one hundred years. It presents a straightforward account of how African American Pentecostalism developed and changed over time. Because of the scope of this work, it will be helpful for general audiences who want to learn more about this topic or for use in an undergraduate course."

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Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 11
Introduction	p. 15
"Every Time I Feel the Spirit": Pentecostal Retentions from African Spirituality	p. 28
Saved and Sanctified: The Legacy of the Nineteenth-Century Black Holiness Movement	p. 61
The Color Line Was Washed Away in the Blood: the Azusa Street Revival	p. 110
What Hath God Wrought: The Rise of African American Trinitarian Pentacostal Denominations	p. 159
God and Christ Are One: The Rise and Development of Black Oneness Pentecostalism	p. 206
Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Land: Blacks in White Pentecostal Denominations	p. 249
If It Wasn't for the Women: Women's Leadership in African American Pentecostalism	p. 293
I Will Do a New Thing: African American Neo-Pentecostals and Charismatic Movements	p. 342
Conclusion: Historical Realities and Theological Challenges of African American Pentecostalism into the Twenty-First Century	p. 391
Bibliography of Historical Sources for African American Pentecostalism	p. 396
Bibliography of Contemporary Sources on African American Pentecostalism	p. 398
Name Index	p. 402
Subject Index	p. 404
Denominations and Institutions Index	p. 405
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One Hundred Years of African American Pentecostalism

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