Robert Franklin and Margaret Poloma — Pentecostalism in America (June 10, 2004)

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On Being : Robert Franklin and Margaret Poloma — Pentecostalism in America (June 10, 2004) Image

Robert Franklin and Margaret Poloma — Pentecostalism in America (June 10, 2004)

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Pentecostalism began on the American frontier, and it has become one of the largest expressions of global Christianity. In less than a century, it has grown to hundreds of millions of adherents. Today, Pentecostalism is pan-denominational. There are charismatic Catholics and Lutherans, unaffiliated Pentecostal communities, and established Pentecostal traditions, most prominently the Assemblies of God. Host Krista Tippett speaks with a theologian about the rise of Pentecostal worship among African-Americans in every denomination and a sociologist on her study of modern day Pentecostals — whom she sees as mystics among us.