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    Kathryn Kuhlman

    New book coming in March about KK. It gets a starred review in Publisher's Weekly.

    The Miracle Lady: Kathryn Kuhlman and the Transformation of Charismatic Christianity
    Amy Collier Artman. Eerdmans, $28 (248) ISBN 978-0-8028-7670-6

    Artman, religious studies instructor at Missouri State University, provides an engrossing portrait of Kathryn Kuhlman (1907–1976), a leading figure in charismatic Christianity and "miracle healing," in her strong debut. Artman argues that Kuhlman has been unfairly overlooked in the religious history of the 20th century due to a variety of factors, including her gender and the form of Christianity she practiced. American charismatic Christianity, according to Artman, is formed at the intersection of Pentecostal, evangelical, and mainstream Protestant Christianity; it tends to be an emotional, performative form of worship that, she notes, provokes a strong response from adherents and critics alike. Artman presents Kuhlman as an important figure in the faith; she got her start as a traveling preacher in 1928, rose to national prominence with her "healing crusades" and her TV show I Believe in Miracles, and became the leader of a Christian media empire in 1975 with her nationally broadcast "miracle service" held in Las Vegas. Kuhlman's career as a healing preacher spanned the country—she established herself first in Denver, then in Pittsburgh—and she was one of the first Christian evangelists to embrace radio and, later, television. This is an excellent biography that rightly situates Kuhlman alongside evangelists such as Oral Roberts, Billy Graham, Jerry Falwell, and Jim Bakker. (Mar.)

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    I have been in her services twice, back in the late 60's and early 70's.

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    Classic

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    I have been in her services twice, back in the late 60's and early 70's.
    What was your impression of her preaching and annointing?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jonathan david View Post
    What was your impression of her preaching and annointing?
    I only remember the first service I attended. The service was in Tulsa and in her message, she spoke of how every man who had a Bible stuck under his arm had been through town, but the church had spiritual indigestion from it. The service was definitely more like a Charismatic service than Pentecostal. I believe she had a genuine, strong annointing of the Holy Spirit.

    I was just a teenager and we had a powerful moving of the Holy Spirit in OKC during the Charismatic Renewal. During that time I attended everything from old time Pentecostal tent meetings to being in a choir singing for the Sisters at one of the Catholic high schools. With my parents, I attended many meetings of the Full Gospel Business Men Int. They were always packed out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    I only remember the first service I attended. The service was in Tulsa and in her message, she spoke of how every man who had a Bible stuck under his arm had been through town, but the church had spiritual indigestion from it. The service was definitely more like a Charismatic service than Pentecostal. I believe she had a genuine, strong annointing of the Holy Spirit.

    I was just a teenager and we had a powerful moving of the Holy Spirit in OKC during the Charismatic Renewal. During that time I attended everything from old time Pentecostal tent meetings to being in a choir singing for the Sisters at one of the Catholic high schools. With my parents, I attended many meetings of the Full Gospel Business Men Int. They were always packed out.
    Could you explain what you mean by more Charismatic than Pentecostal ?

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    Before the Charismatic Renewal, Pentecostals were pretty much looked down on for their exuberance. Hence, the derogatory term "holy rollers".
    When the Renewal came along, services were different because those folks were from different backgrounds and though they danced, spoke in tongues and were slain in the spirit, it was still more reserved.

    Anyone feel free to jump in if you can explain it better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by curly sue View Post
    Before the Charismatic Renewal, Pentecostals were pretty much looked down on for their exuberance. Hence, the derogatory term "holy rollers".
    When the Renewal came along, services were different because those folks were from different backgrounds and though they danced, spoke in tongues and were slain in the spirit, it was still more reserved.

    Anyone feel free to jump in if you can explain it better.
    I'm thinking that it may have amounted to a class problem since this happened 50-100 years ago. The typically lower class Pentecostals were frowned upon by other classes that couldn't relate to their culture and expressions. My impression of Aimee Semple McPherson's biography was that upper class people would sometimes attend their services just to mock them. Then the middle class was better able to relate to the typically middle class Charismatics in terms of culture and expressions and that was good for public relations. Does that make sense ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel View Post
    I'm thinking that it may have amounted to a class problem since this happened 50-100 years ago. The typically lower class Pentecostals were frowned upon by other classes that couldn't relate to their culture and expressions. My impression of Aimee Semple McPherson's biography was that upper class people would sometimes attend their services just to mock them. Then the middle class was better able to relate to the typically middle class Charismatics in terms of culture and expressions and that was good for public relations. Does that make sense ?
    Yes, that is pretty much how I see it.

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