One of the fastest growing Christian movements began 100 years ago this week in Los Angeles. Pentecostals from all over the world joined in the Azusa Street Centennial.
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Krista Tippett, host: I'm Krista Tippett. Today, "A Spiritual Tidal Wave." We'll explore the origins and impact of Pentecostal Christianity from Azusa Street in Los Angeles, where this frontier faith was launched by an African-American preacher 100 years ago this month. Now, with a half billion followers, it is changing the face of religion and society worldwide. Pentecostalism claims the gifts of the spirit described in the Bible as sources of spiritual power to face the challenges of human life and a changing world.
Professor Cecil M. Robeck Jr.: Once you have been touched by God at such a deep level, right down to the tongue that you speak, and your ability to speak the language that you've been trained in all of your life leaves you, there is no turning back.
Ms. Tippett: This is Speaking of Faith. Stay with us. I'm Krista Tippett. One quarter of the world's Christians, over 500 million people, are Pentecostal. And their numbers are rising exponentially. Though Pentecostalism is often confused by outsiders with Fundamentalist Christianity, it is an historically distinct and spiritually different movement. We come to you this hour from Azusa Street in Los Angeles at the centennial celebration of the Pentecostal movement. This frontier faith is now sweeping the world in ways that its African-American founder, a son of slaves, could never have imagined.
From American Public Media, this is Speaking of Faith, public radio's conversation about religion, meaning, ethics and ideas. Today, "A Spiritual Tidal Wave: The Origins and Impact of Pentecostalism."
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