Church, Identity, And Change
Subtitle: Theology And Denominational Structures In Unsettled Times
Contributors: David A. Roozen (Editor); James R. Nieman (Editor)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company; Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Published: May 6, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 656
ISBN-13: 9780802828194
Subjects: Christianity; Religion; Doctrines; Religion - Denominations - Religions; Christianity - Denominations; Church history; History; Protestant churches; United States
First sentence: In the cauldron of doctrinal controversy at the sixth national gathering of the General Council of the Assemblies of God in Springfield, Missouri, in 1918, the delegates announced as their "distinctive testimony" that speaking in tongues represents the uniform " initial physical sign" of the postconversion experience of baptism in the Holy Spirit.