A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

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The Charismatic
Movement
In the late 1950s and early 1960s, an increasing
number of people in mainline Protestant denominations
began to receive the Holy Spirit while remaining in their
traditional churches. At first called Neo-Pentecostals, they
eventually became known as Charismatics, from the
Greek charismata—the word that I Corinthians 12 uses
for spiritual gifts.
The roots of the Charismatic movement go back to
classical Pentecostalism itself. Most of the early Charismatic
leaders received the Holy Spirit as a result of contact
with classical Pentecostals. As the movement grew, many of
the teachers who became prominent had previously been
affiliated with classical Pentecostal churches such as the
Assemblies of God (AG). In theology, methodology and
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