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99/7/1

2009

Root, Jonathan B.
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A people’s religion : the populist impulse in early Kansas Pentecostalism, 1901-1904 $c / by Jonathan B. Root.

c2009.

v, 157 leaves ; 28 cm.

Thesis (M.A.)--Kansas State University, 2009.

Includes abstract: This thesis examines early Pentecostalism in light of the Populist Movement. There are two main arguments in this study. First, I maintain that early Kansas Pentecostalism, as seen in the teachings of Charles Fox Parham, was heavily influenced by Populist ideas and language. Parham displayed Populist tendencies in his attacks on the Protestant Establishment, which he believed had neglected to care for the spiritual and physical needs of “the people.” This failure on the part of the churches led Parham to believe that a major reform of the church was needed. Parham went beyond simply criticizing the establishment. He also developed a popular theology that empowered individuals, many of whom were poor and working-class, and created a strong sense of collective aspiration. The second argument of this study is that Populism fostered a sociopolitical environment i

Bibliography: leaves 149-157.

1873-1904.

Parham, Charles F.
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Pentecostalism--Kansas--History.
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Populism--United States--History--19th century.
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01/22/2010