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Forerunner of the Charismatic Movement: The Life of Edward Irving

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Irving was Britain's most famous preacher of the late 1820's. By 1832, his life had fallen apart. By 1834, he was dead. Irving was a pre-cursor of the modern charismatic/pentecostal movement. His life showed much of the power and many of the dangers of depending on mystical experiences and modern revelations.

Disclaimer: I'm charismatic; I am a member of an anti-charismatic church, and have been blessed there.

Edward Irving was an extremely gifted Presbyterian minister whose charismatic beliefs lead ultimately to what we now know as the Pentecostal Church. Irving eventually built up a large group of London followers during a twelve-year period beginning in 1822. Irving's biography is a fascinating look at how one man can radically bring about a change in beliefs in the lives of many people and also become a victim of the very cause for which he fought. Dallimore does not seek to pass judgment on Irving, but instead seeks to tell the gripping story of one of the most tragic figures of the nineteenth-century church. A fantastic read!!!