Die Afrikaanse Protestantse Akademie Biblioteek

Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Boston University, 1965.

Cover title: The Pentecostals; the study of the growth and development of a vital new force appearing in the Christian church.

Pentecostal faith and practice -- Antecedents of modern Pentecostalism -- The United States: birthplace of twentieth-century Pentecostalism -- Pentecostalism becomes an international movement -- Causes for the initial success of Pentecostalism -- Pentecostals encounter violent opposition -- Pentecostalism menaced by dissension -- Varieties of Pentecostalism in America (I): the oldest and most prominent branches -- Varieties of Pentecostalism in America (II): the regional, ethnic, small, cultic groups -- A survey of Pentecostalism in other lands (I): North and South America, the Near East, Africa, and the Far East -- A survey of Pentecostalism in other lands (II): the European continent -- Pentecostalism since World War II: significant trends.