Download or read book The Origins and Development of the Pentecostal Movement in Australia, 1870-1939 written by Barry Chant and published by Asbury Theological Seminary Se. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This monograph shows that Australian Pentecostalism exhibits distinctive elements that do not fit accepted historical and sociological theories. Chant shows that the movement's major contribution to Australian Christianity lies in its rekindling of an openness to experiential religion, specifically through the baptism in the Holy Spirit accompanied by speaking in tongues, and that this has been both a strength and a weakness.