A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

The Healing Revival and the Latter Rain
but she had to leave it when she married a man who
divorced his wife for her. They evangelized together, but
after about six years she left him and launched out on her
own again.
Kuhlman’s healing ministry began in 1946. She
focused primarily on people from mainline churches.
Pentecostals were somewhat reluctant to follow her
because they did not know where she stood doctrinally. In
the 1960s, she became popular among Charismatics, and
she attracted many mainline Protestants into the
Charismatic movement.
In her services, Kuhlman would often announce that a
certain type of illness or condition would be healed in a
certain part of the auditorium. Someone with the relevant
problem would soon identify himself. In addition to healings,
her services were noted for people being “slain in
the Spirit.”
Kuhlman was dramatic in ministry and flamboyant in
lifestyle. Her biographer and personal friend Jamie
Buckingham noted, “She loved her expensive clothes,
precious jewels, luxury hotels, and first class travel.” 279
Another well-known healing evangelist was Jack Coe
(1918-56). He got his start in the Assemblies of God
(AG). He became successful about 1950, but the AG
expelled him in that year because of questionable methods
and teachings. He died suddenly of polio at age thirtyeight.
A. A. Allen was another healing revivalist who started
with the AG. He also began achieving success about
1950, although he too found himself at odds with the AG
over questionable and exaggerated claims. He left the AG
in 1955 after he was arrested for drunken driving.
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