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Charismania: The Truth About the Charismatic Renewal
The Charismatic Renewal is an international movement that has made inroads into the Catholic Church and numerous Protestant denominations. The Renewal comes with promises of miracles and spiritual wonders, and participants have long attested to supernatural phenomena taking place as a result of Charismatic practices.
However, there is a dark side to the Renewal, and many of the teachings presented by its defenders are incompatible with historical Christianity.
In this book, we take a journey through the history of the Renewal, starting with its ancient roots.
Topics discussed troubling history of PentecostalismThe origins of the Renewal in the Catholic ChurchSpeaking in TonguesBaptism in the Holy SpiritCovenant CommunitiesAnd moreWhether the reader is a partisan of the Renewal or not, he will undoubtedly be surprised at the information presented in these pages.
However, there is a dark side to the Renewal, and many of the teachings presented by its defenders are incompatible with historical Christianity.
In this book, we take a journey through the history of the Renewal, starting with its ancient roots.
Topics discussed troubling history of PentecostalismThe origins of the Renewal in the Catholic ChurchSpeaking in TonguesBaptism in the Holy SpiritCovenant CommunitiesAnd moreWhether the reader is a partisan of the Renewal or not, he will undoubtedly be surprised at the information presented in these pages.
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Published December 11, 2024
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December 28, 2024
Wow
This book has opened my eyes to a lot that I didn't even realize is going on in our Church.
This book has opened my eyes to a lot that I didn't even realize is going on in our Church.
February 7, 2025
This book was eye opening and so well written. I’ve brushed shoulders with the charismatic movement within the Catholic Church and now I feel I can better articulate my opposition to it.
July 20, 2025
This book was a real eye-opener. I started it with mild curiosity and finished feeling like I had just uncovered a whole side of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal that few people talk about openly. The sections on the Covenant Communities were especially striking. The level of control, secrecy, and spiritual manipulation described there is disturbing, and it raises serious questions about the structures that were allowed to grow unchecked in the name of renewal.
The chapters on Ralph Martin stood out to me. I had always seen him as a respected figure in Catholic circles, but this book paints a much more complicated and frankly troubling picture. His role in shaping and defending the Covenant Community model, despite its evident problems, comes across as deeply irresponsible. The fact that he is still promoted as a voice of spiritual authority, without any serious reckoning with this history, is hard to ignore after reading this.
The book is well-written and carefully documented. It doesn’t come across as bitter or exaggerated, but it does pull back the curtain in a way that feels necessary and long overdue. Anyone involved in Charismatic circles, or even just trying to understand recent Catholic history, should read this. It challenged a lot of my assumptions and left me thinking about the cost of movements that grow faster than their foundations can support.
The chapters on Ralph Martin stood out to me. I had always seen him as a respected figure in Catholic circles, but this book paints a much more complicated and frankly troubling picture. His role in shaping and defending the Covenant Community model, despite its evident problems, comes across as deeply irresponsible. The fact that he is still promoted as a voice of spiritual authority, without any serious reckoning with this history, is hard to ignore after reading this.
The book is well-written and carefully documented. It doesn’t come across as bitter or exaggerated, but it does pull back the curtain in a way that feels necessary and long overdue. Anyone involved in Charismatic circles, or even just trying to understand recent Catholic history, should read this. It challenged a lot of my assumptions and left me thinking about the cost of movements that grow faster than their foundations can support.
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