Blog Posts, Christian History

It Felt Ancient. It Wasnโ€™t: Healing Revivalists & the Rise of Spiritual Authority

Between the First Wave of Pentecostalism and the Latter Rain movement, the mid-twentieth century healing revivals reshaped Charismatic Christianity. Authority shifted from church structures to individual leaders, experience became a mark of legitimacy, and personalities like William Branham, Kathryn Kuhlman, and Jim Jones influenced the theology, worship, and expectations that still echo in churches today.