Oneness Pentecostalism: An Unauthorized History

by Larry J. Tate

Unfortunately, many historical writings about Oneness Pentecostalism tend to be recorded by insiders who have an innate desire to highlight the positive events associated with the movement, while ignoring significant evidence regarding the disagreements, arguments, fights and splits that helped shape the movement into what it is today. This book is an attempt to depict some of the primary historical occurrences that led to the formation and evolution of the modern-day Oneness Pentecostal movement. By including many of the occurrences that the insiders have left out, this book balances the history of the Oneness movement, thereby making it more complete.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2016

About the author

Several years ago, Author Larry Tate began writing short articles for his own enjoyment. Later, he turned to writing books. Larry's desire is for others to listen to their innermost yearnings to have a relationship with God. Larry and his wife, Ginger have been married since 1971.

Reviews

[JonathanT]

While the writing in this book is compelling, there are a few issues that cause me to view this work in a negative light. As a Oneness Pentecostal, I am well aquainted with the history of our movement, including in our emergence from a Trinitarian background, these are well documented in numerous locations, therefore I know Mr. Tate's information to by and large be corrrct. However, he only rarely references any source material for many of his statements and assertions. With no bibliography, footnotes, or endnotes, we are only left with his assertions that these things are accurate. In addition to this, his chapter concerning the Affirmation of Faith as passed in 1993, it almost reads as if plagerized from Thomas Fudge, the author of Christianity without the Cross. Last, he states that he was going to deal with the various splits, and while he covered two events in great detail, he simply brushed passed the controversies that split the UPCI in the 1960s, the 1970s, and in 2007. Many men who lived through these times are still alive even yet. Further, this also does not detail the numerous splits of the PAW (Pentecostal Assemblies of the World) including over the issue of Sabbatarianism, which divided them in the 1950s. Sadly, this is a well worded book, but the lack of recorded research, a failure to deliver on the premise of the book, and lastly the issue of potential plagerizism, lead me to only give this work a two of five star rating.