What is it about?
Canadian Pentecostalism is often seen as an expansion of the Azusa Street Revival in the United States. However, British Evangelical networks influenced the formation of Canadian Pentecostalism, specifically through the healing ministry of Elizabeth Baxter on Ellen Hebden and the Hebden Mission located in Toronto, Canada.
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Why is it important?
This work challenges the argument that Pentecostalism originated in the United States and diffused to the rest of the world, including Canada. Rather, already established global Evangelical networks diffused proto-Pentecostal beliefs and practices through non-linear networks though eventually to include American networks associated with Azusa Street. The approach explains some of the differences in the development of Canadian Pentecostalism.
Perspectives
Writing this article has been a decade-long passion that seeks to explain the differences between Canadian and American Pentecostalism. Unfortunately, the Canadian story is often overwhelmed by the American story. This article is my attempt to set the record straight.
Peter Althouse
Oral Roberts University
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This page is a summary of: Evangelical Networks and the Toronto Hebden Mission, August 2024, De Gruyter,
DOI: 10.1163/9789004704145_004.
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