Reviews for Catalysts Of The Spirit

The average rating for Catalysts Of The Spirit based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2010-02-23 00:00:00 Charles Patrick Not just an eye witness account of the birth of the Pentecostal movement at the Azusa Street Mission in 1906 Los Angeles, this book chronicles events before and after that Christian epoch as told by a senior participant, drawing on magazine articles, pamphlets and journals he wrote at that time. As such, Azusa Street blends primary sources and history. Bartleman is not a dispassionate narrator, but he brings those events into focus for the reader better than an account based on hearsay. Race, gender, titles, degrees were irrelevant as Christians from many faith traditions joined in a moment of spiritual revival. The slim volume ends with an article, "The Deeper Significance of Pentecost," he wrote almost twenty years later, just before he died, helping put the Azusa revival into perspective as he saw it. And a 1970s article "Revival and Recovery" by Arthur Wallis. While the wider world will ignore this book as it did the Azusa revival, the serious student of modern church history will find it interesting and uplifting. That this book is still in print suggests that the need and lessons of the Azusa revival are still alive.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-01-25 00:00:00 Tariq Shams Azusa Street is a non-fiction piece of the past for any Christian to read. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading about Christian history and gaining encouragement from others challenges. It takes place in the early twentieth century at many churches in California. Also taking place when the ministry on Asusa Street starts, is the Welsh revivals. Letters are included about throughout Frank Bartleman's experiences. He tells of the encounters of a Pentecostal moving and a New Testament revival. Bartleman went through many challenges from the Enemy fighting the Spirit to others wanting organization rather than the leadership of the Spirit in the meetings. It's a great example of true worship where there is unity and other denominations laying aside their differences to experience the baptism of the Spirit. "The church is an organism, not a human organization." I think this book is insightful to the movement of the Pentecostal church and a part of our American history.