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==History==

==History==

Almost all of the world's half billion Pentecostals and charismatics trace their roots to William Seymour (1870-1922), an African-American preacher whose held electrifying revivals in 1906 at the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles.

Almost all of the world's half billion Pentecostals and charismatics trace their roots to William Seymour (1870-1922), who held electrifying revivals in 1906 at the Azusa Street Mission in Los Angeles.  This revival was marked by great emotional excitement, relatively brief interracial harmony, and an obsession with speaking in tongues and healing. It was touched off by the preaching of Seymour, an African American who had absorbed the teachings of Charles F. Parham in Texas.  

However the origins go back further. Baer (2001) explores the significance of ideas of divine healing to the emergence of Pentecostalism from the radical holiness movement in the late 19th century. The careers and ministries of Maria B. Woodworth-Etter, John A. Dowie, and Charles F. Partham all demonstrate a commitment to notions of divine healing, where faith and belief in Christ and his atoning sacrifice on the cross could bring about a complete healing of the body and the soul.  

However the origins go back further. Baer (2001) explores the significance of ideas of divine healing to the emergence of Pentecostalism from the radical holiness movement in the late 19th century. The careers and ministries of Maria B. Woodworth-Etter, John A. Dowie, and Charles F. Partham all demonstrate a commitment to notions of divine healing, where faith and belief in Christ and his atoning sacrifice on the cross could bring about a complete healing of the body and the soul.  

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