Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-256) and index.

The nature of charismatic renewal -- The background. Pentecostalism old and new ; Penetration of "established" churches ; The spiritual gifts ; The miraculous and the nonmiraculous ; The charismatics in history -- Beginnings in North America. Black and white origins ; Distinctive religious style ; Basic theology and ethics ; Recruitment ; Mainline ecclesiastical disapproval and rapid spread ; Diffusion of the movement ; In Great Britain: an early unitive "experiment" that failed -- The path to renewal. Beginnings ; "Outburst of tongues" at St. Mark's ; An increasingly recognizable movement ; Rapid spread to other parts of the world ; All roads lead to Rome: Catholic Pentecostals ; The New Pentecostalism today -- The leadership of charismatic renewal. The trusted authority figure ; Prominent charismatic leaders ; Organizational leaders ; Editors and publishers ; Preachers and lecturers ; Important early leaders -- Faith and practice. Prominence of the laity ; Young people and women ; Spiritual authority ; Human authority ; The Josephine Ford controversy ; The rise of "shepherding" ; Evangelism ; Fellowship ; Prayer meetings ; Unity in diversity ; General theological orientation ; Baptism in the Holy Spirit ; Water baptism and confirmation ; Sacramental intercommunion ; Neopentecostal culture: accomodation of holiness to the middle class ; Spirit baptism and social change ; Patterns of worship -- The development of classical Pentecostalism and charismatic renewal in contrast. Theology ; Worship ; Ecclesiastical stance ; Mind and spirit ; Christ and culture ; Constituency -- From opposition to acceptance. Early opposition within historic denominations ; Gradual acceptance by ecclesiastical authorities ; Changing attitudes ; Reactions from classical Pentecostalism -- The reasons for success. The ecumenical movement ; Vatican II ; Wider acceptance of theological dissent ; General spread of secularization ; Young people ; In the middle class ; Statistics ; Religious experience and "instantism" in modern culture ; Increased leisure time ; Antiinstitutionalism ; "Rediscovery" of the supernatural ; Charismatic renewal and other contemporary movements -- The achievement of charismatic renewal.