Charismatic Christianity

== History ==
With traditions of [[Pentecostalism]] already developed in the 18th century out of Protestant evangelicalism,<ref name=":1">{{Cite journal|last=Robbins|first=Joel|title=The Globalization of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity|journal=Annual Review of Anthropology|year=2004|volume=33|pages=117–143|doi=10.1146/annurev.anthro.32.061002.093421|via=JSTOR}}</ref> the beginning of the [[charismatic movement]] in historic Christian Churches came in 1960 at St. Mark's [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal Church]] in [[Van Nuys, California]]. [[Dennis Bennett (priest)|Dennis Bennett]], the church's Rector, announced to the congregation that he had received the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Theopedia|url=https://www.theopedia.com/charismatic|website=www.theopedia.com|access-date=2020-04-24|archive-date=2021-04-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421130718/https://www.theopedia.com/charismatic|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Tarxien erwieh.jpg|thumb|left|Praise and worship during a [[Catholic Charismatic Renewal]] healing service]]

The charismatic movement reached [[Lutheran]]s and [[Presbyterian]]s in 1962.<ref name="Suenens1978">{{cite book |author1=[[Leo Joseph Suenens]] |title=Ecumenism and Charismatic Renewal: Theological and Pastoral Orientations |date=1978 |publisher=Servant Books |page=21|language=English}}</ref> Among [[Roman Catholic]]s, it spread around 1967.<ref name="Csordas2021">{{cite book |last1=Csordas |first1=Thomas J. |title=Language, Charisma, and Creativity: The Ritual Life of a Religious Movement |date=2021 |publisher=[[University of California Press]] |isbn=978-0-520-36602-2 |page=272 |language=English}}</ref> [[Methodist]]s became involved in the charismatic movement in the 1970s.<ref name="AbrahamKirby2009">{{cite book |last1=Abraham |first1=William J. |last2=Kirby |first2=James E. |title=The Oxford Handbook of Methodist Studies |year=2009 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-160743-1 |page=289 |language=English}}</ref>

Some nondenominational evangelical churches decided to follow this movement and take distance from their Pentecostal conventions.<ref>Randall Herbert Balmer, ''Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism'', Baylor University Press, US, 2004, p. 149</ref> [[Calvary Chapel]] [[Costa Mesa, California]] is one of the first evangelical neo-charismatic churches started in 1965.<ref name=":0" /> In the United Kingdom, [[Jesus Army]], founded in 1969, is an example of the impact outside of the United States.<ref>Simon Cooper, Mike Farrant, ''Fire in Our Hearts: The Story of the Jesus Fellowship/Jesus Army'', Multiply Publications, England, 1997, p. 169</ref> The spread of the charismatic movement outside of the US was also encouraged by Bennett, who traveled to Vancouver to minister there.<ref name=":0" /> Many other congregations were established in the rest of the world.<ref>{{cite web|title=Understanding the Charismatic Movement|url=http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2013/october/charismatic-renewal-movement.html|work=The Exchange – A Blog by Ed Stetzer|access-date=July 19, 2015|archive-date=August 25, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150825050944/http://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2013/october/charismatic-renewal-movement.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Modern churches internationally have embraced the charismatic movement or adapted their own practices to incorporate it. In the United Kingdom, the [[house church]] movement has grown to include charismatic practices. [[Hillsong Church]] in Australia is another example of a Pentecostal church that incorporates the charismatic movement.<ref name=":0" /> The neo-charismatic movement, also known as the third-wave, has also spread widely since 1970; these churches often reject the charismatic or Pentecostal label but accept the general practice of accepting gifts of the Spirit.<ref name=":1" />

Some scholars attribute the quick and successful spread of charismatic Christianity to its successful use of mass media platforms, but also to the physical experience of religion that it provides, which creates a personal connection to spiritual mediation for believers.<ref>Lindhardt, Martin. "Mediating Money: Materiality and Spiritual Warfare in Tanzanian Charismatic Christianity." ''The Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism and Evangelicalism'', edited by Simon Coleman and Rosalind I. J. Hackett, by Joel Robbins, NYU Press, 2015, pp. 147–160. ''JSTOR'', www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt15zc5th.11. Accessed 9 May 2020.</ref>