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Heaven Below : Early Pentecostals and American Culture
Heaven Below Early Pentecostals and American Culture Author:Grant Wacker In this lively history of the rise of Pentecostalism in the United States, Grant Wacker gives an in-depth account of the religious practices of Pentecostal churches as well as an engaging picture of the way these beliefs played out in daily life. "With a blend of thorough scholarship, lively detail, and elegantly crafted prose, Wacker provid... more »es us with an enlightening glimpse into the history of Pentecostalism in this first-rate history of American religion." —Henry L. Carrigan Jr., Christian Science Monitor "Even serious, sympathetic studies reinforced the popular impression that Pentecostalism was the expression of poorly educated and socially marginal people, outcasts who grasped an exuberant faith as an escape from their miseries or found in it the meaning and discipline to make that escape effective. Challenging this premise is one of the remarkable accomplishments of Grant Wacker." —Peter Steinfels, New York Times« less