Today pentecostalism claims nearly 500 million followers worldwide. An early stronghold was the American South, where believers spoke in unknown tongues, worshipped in free-form churches, and broke down social barriers that had long divided traditional Protestants. Thriving...
'The Fire Spreads' looks at the nature of pentecostalism in the American South, a faith that first took root among anonymous religious zealots, but that later claimed southern celebrities like Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, and, more recently, conservative political...