A History of Christian Doctrine #3 - Online Christian Library

The Charismatic Movement
Spirit at the Camps Farthest Out. As an example, Don
Basham (born 1926) of the Disciples of Christ received
the Holy Spirit in 1952. Although these camps were not
explicitly Pentecostal, some of the speakers had received
the Holy Spirit.
Robert Walker (born 1912), the editor of an
Evangelical magazine called Christian Life, received the
Holy Spirit in 1952. He did not publicly witness to this
experience, but he began to write about the need for
renewal. He did witness to Billy Graham, who acknowledged
that his brother-in-law and sister had spoken in
tongues and that he had received an experience with the
Holy Spirit but without tongues. 283 Christian Life helped
create a hunger within Protestant churches for a new
move of God. In 1987 the magazine merged with
Charisma.
Agnes Sanford (1897-1982), the wife of an Episcopalian
priest, became interested in healing after she
was healed of depression. She received the Holy Spirit in
1953-54 after contact with Pentecostals and became one
of the foremost promoters of healing and charismatic
renewal within mainline Protestant churches.
A prolific writer and teacher, she developed views
beyond those of classical Pentecostalism. She emphasized
positive thinking as a natural law of healing that anyone
could operate. Blending psychology with religion, she
also advocated the healing of memories, which she
equated with forgiveness of sin. In essence, she stated
that many problems are the result of past events and
wrongs. When a person is healed of these negative memories,
then he or she will overcome the problems.
One of the first Mennonite ministers to be baptized
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