Edith L. Blumhofer

A. B. Simpson and the Pentecostal Movement

History & Biography

“Simpson has long deserved an in-depth study. A pivotal turn-of-the-century figure who never found full acceptance in any wing of American evangelicalism, this prolific Canadian nonetheless profoundly influenced popular evangelicalism and Anglo-American Pentecostalism. Nienkirchen makes careful use of long-unused primary sources to illuminate Simpson's relationship to early Pentecostalism. The result is a suggestive work that offers perceptive insights into early Pentecostalism and the context from which it emerged.”

To Express the Ineffable

History & Biography

“This book explores an aspect of church practice - hymnody - that is only now being examined as a primary source for the study of ordinary people's religion. It is carefully researched, well written, insightful, and it explores a topic that is timely and rich.”