William H. Durham and Early Pentecostalism

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" William H. Durham and Early Pentecostalism "
Christopher J. Richmann

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1080821
Doc. No	:	LA124450
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15700747-03702018‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Christopher J. Richmann
Title & Author	:	William H. Durham and Early Pentecostalism [Article]\ Christopher J. Richmann
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Pneuma
Date	:	2015
Volume/ Issue Number	:	37/2
Page No	:	224–243
Abstract	:	Scholars recognize William H. Durham as responsible for introducing a non-Wesleyan theology of sanctification into the early pentecostal movement. Because the controversy over Durham’s “finished work of Calvary” theology precipitated a rift in early Pentecostalism that had lasting institutional ramifications, Durham occupies a crucial place in pentecostal historiography. Yet, scholarly treatment of Durham has been hindered by misjudgments in three areas of inquiry. First, a series of unsupported historical details has led to a dubious timeline for the unveiling of the finished-work teaching. Second, the chronological errors have obscured the role of A.S. Copley in the early stages of pentecostal anti-Wesleyan theology. Third, a Durham-centered interpretation of the origins of Oneness Pentecostalism has distorted Durham’s basic soteriological insights. Scholars recognize William H. Durham as responsible for introducing a non-Wesleyan theology of sanctification into the early pentecostal movement. Because the controversy over Durham’s “finished work of Calvary” theology precipitated a rift in early Pentecostalism that had lasting institutional ramifications, Durham occupies a crucial place in pentecostal historiography. Yet, scholarly treatment of Durham has been hindered by misjudgments in three areas of inquiry. First, a series of unsupported historical details has led to a dubious timeline for the unveiling of the finished-work teaching. Second, the chronological errors have obscured the role of A.S. Copley in the early stages of pentecostal anti-Wesleyan theology. Third, a Durham-centered interpretation of the origins of Oneness Pentecostalism has distorted Durham’s basic soteriological insights.
Descriptor	:	Albert S. Copley
Descriptor	:	finished work
Descriptor	:	historiography
Descriptor	:	Oneness Pentecostalism
Descriptor	:	sanctification
Descriptor	:	William H. Durham
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15700747-03702018‬