“The first book to tell the story of the enterprisers who have personal followings . . . a missing link in the chain of American religious movements.”—Martin E. Marty, author of October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World Written by a Professor Emeritus at Auburn University, this is the first objective history of the great revivals that swept the country after World War II. It tells the story of the victories and defeats of such giants of the revival as William Branham, Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, T. L. Osborn, and A. A. Allen. It also tells of the powerful evangelists who carried on the revival, including Robert Schambach and Morris Cerullo. Those who lived through the great revivals of the 1950s and 1960s will be thrilled to read about those exciting days, and those interested in the religious history of the United States need to read this book to see what has led us up to this present moment in time. “Harrell has obviously attended countless rallies, read sheafs of literature, and personally interviewed many of the principals. He . . . tell[s] the story in a largely biographical format. This makes for lively reading.”—The New York Times Book Review “A book about healing revivalists that takes them seriously and treats them fairly.”—Journal of Southern History “Will be a definitive work for some years to come.”—Reviews in American History “Will attract readers interested in the reasons behind the various fat and lean periods among revivalists.”—Publishers Weekly “Harrell’s book will doubtless be the definitive work on the subject for a long while—who else will wade through Healing Waters and Miracle Magazine with such fastidious care?”—Kirkus ReviewsISBN : 9780253013422

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David Edwin Harrell

Quarry Books

Encounters: Explorations in Folklore and Ethnomusicology, 1979

Open Road Integrated Media, Inc., Bloomington, 1975

United States, United States of America

United States, 2016

Bloomington, 1979

2, 1979

... A book about healing revivalists that takes them seriously and treats them fairly." 'Journal of Southern History ... will be a definitive work for some years to come." 'Reviews in American History Harrell has obviously attended countless rallies, read sheafs of literature, and personally interviewed many of the principals. He ... tell[s] the story in a largely biographical format. This makes for lively reading." 'Harvey G. Cox, New York Times Book Review ... will attract readers interested in the reasons behind the various fat and lean periods among revivalists." 'Publishers Weekly All Things Are Possible is the first book to tell the story of the enterprisers who have personal followings. The narrative is full of surprises: of seriousness and scandal strangely blended. Professor Harrell has done a staggering amount of research in hard to discover sources; his scholarship is impressive and he is eminently fair-minded. Here is a missing link in the chain of American religious movements." 'Martin E. Marty, The University of Chicago Divinity School Harrell's book will doubtless be the definitive work on the subject for a long while'who else will wade through Healing Waters and Miracle Magazine with such fastidious care'" 'The Kirkus Reviews This is the first objective history of the great revivals that swept the country after World War II. It tells the story of the victories and defeats of such giants of the revival as William Branham, Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, T.L. Osborn, A.A. Allen. It also tells of the powerful present day evangelists who are carrying on the revival, including Robert Schambach and Morris Cerullo. The book includes pictures of Schambach, Allen, Cerullo, Branham, Roberts, Osborn, Coe and many others. Those who lived through the great revival of the 1950's and 1960's will be thrilled to read about those exciting days. Those who do not remember those days need to read this book to see what has led us up to this

“The first book to tell the story of the enterprisers who have personal followings . . . a missing link in the chain of American religious movements.”—Martin E. Marty, author of October 31, 1517: Martin Luther and the Day that Changed the World
Written by a Professor Emeritus at Auburn University, this is the first objective history of the great revivals that swept the country after World War II. It tells the story of the victories and defeats of such giants of the revival as William Branham, Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, T. L. Osborn, and A. A. Allen. It also tells of the powerful evangelists who carried on the revival, including Robert Schambach and Morris Cerullo. Those who lived through the great revivals of the 1950s and 1960s will be thrilled to read about those exciting days, and those interested in the religious history of the United States need to read this book to see what has led us up to this present moment in time.
“Harrell has obviously attended countless rallies, read sheafs of literature, and personally interviewed many of the principals. He . . . tell[s] the story in a largely biographical format. This makes for lively reading.”— The New York Times Book Review
“A book about healing revivalists that takes them seriously and treats them fairly.”— Journal of Southern History
“Will be a definitive work for some years to come.”— Reviews in American History
“Will attract readers interested in the reasons behind the various fat and lean periods among revivalists.”— Publishers Weekly
“Harrell’s book will doubtless be the definitive work on the subject for a long while—who else will wade through Healing Waters and Miracle Magazine with such fastidious care?”— Kirkus Reviews

Examines the nature and significance of healing and charismatic revivalism in the United States between 1947and 1974, portraying individual evangelists and their styles, ministries, organizations, and audience

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