Jones, to the theological roots of African American Pentecostalism, following a position argued by scholars such as William C. Turner, Cheryl Sanders and myself. This work dives squarely into the debate over the founding of American Pentecostalism by advocating for the crucial role played by William J. Seymour, an African American, and the Azusa Street Revival, over which he presided. Refusing to dismiss the contributions of Charles Parham, a white American, she credits him in formulating the doctrine
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