Out of the Flames by the Goldstones

Out of the Flames by the Goldstones

Pulmonary circulation, heresy, and John Calvin make for an intriguing trio of historical companions. Still, these three elements all played a role in the life and death of Michael Servetus, who—lashed to the inquisitor’s pyre—“was slowly roasted, agonizingly...
Norming the Abnormal by Aaron T. Friesen

Norming the Abnormal by Aaron T. Friesen

The doctrine of initial evidence, a dogma oft associated with the early theological approaches to Spirit Baptism by Charles Parham, is a doctrine that has historically met with a diverse range of reactions and concerns (positive and negative) over the past century....
Pentecostal Aspects of Early 16th-Century Anabaptism

Pentecostal Aspects of Early 16th-Century Anabaptism

Tucked away in the 16th century lies a seldom-discussed phenomenon that worked its way through—and out from—the reforms of Luther and Zwingli. In his academic work, Pentecostal Aspects of Early Sixteenth-Century Anabaptism, Charles Hannon Byrd II undertakes the...