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MacNutt, Francis.
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The nearly perfect crime : how the church almost killed the ministry of healing $c / Francis MacNutt

Grand Rapids, MI : Chosen Books, 2005.

248 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents: The nearly perfect crime -- There has to be more! -- Our long lost inheritance -- 'And His name shall be called--' -- How did Jesus see his mission? -- Basic Christian preaching -- The baptism with the Holy Spirit -- Ministry with power : the news spreads -- The Spirit flourishes : the first 325 years -- The church unplugs the power -- Forgotten motives : compassion and witness to the truth -- The major decline : Plato and the pagans -- Caught in transition : St. Augustine -- Healing gets lost in chaos : the barbarian at the gate.

Contents: Healing prayer is elevated out of reach -- The royal touch -- The Protestant Reformation and the further decline of healing -- The Enlightenment and dispensationalism : the final blows -- Expectant faith remains in the people -- Fires start (and are put out) -- Pentecost returns : the twentieth century -- Charismatic renewal and the third wave -- The new face of Christianity -- Will we remain on the sidelines?

Spiritual healing--History of doctrines.
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10/05/2008