Charismatic Movement

Charles Edwin Jones has held archival, library, and teaching positions at the University of Michigan, Houghton College, and Brown University. He has also written Perfectionist Persuasion, A Guide to the Study of the Holiness Movement, A Guide to the Study of the Pentecostal Movement, and Black Holiness (Scarecrow, 1974, 1983, and 1987).

...the standard bibliographic source for the topic..Recommended for any library supporting the study of religion in the present-day U.S. CHOICE Jones' indefatigable effort has resulted in 10,910 entries, all carefully organized within 4 distinct parts... American Reference Books Annual ...the work provides important bibliographic data for virtually all Christian bodies and becomes an important reference tool for serious students of modern Christianity. The remarkable detail of this work provides a rare contemporary glimpse into the rise of a popular religious moevement. This is an important resource that demonstrates the significance of the Charismatic Movement. Current and future students of late twentieth-century Christianity will find it an indispensable object lesson and a comprehensive reference work. Wesleyan Theological Journal Scholars of the Pentecostal/carismatic tradition are once again in debt of Charles Edwin Jones...like a recent advertisement for the Yellow Pages has announced, I am tempted to claim that 'if you can't find it in [The Charismatic Movement], it probably doesn't exist.' There appear to be no major lacunae... an incredibly helpful work. Pneuma Jones has been a significant, if not "cutting-edge," voice in Holiness studies. This is an enormously helpful, possibly indispensable work...makes a significant contribution to the study of historical theology...should become a part of all reference libraries committed to contemporary religious studies. Jones has contributed much to scholarship's understanding of the diverse and inclusive nature of Holiness-Penetecostal studies. This work further contributes to that understanding and challenges academia's understanding of what "doing theology" is all about. Book Reviews ...all must marvel at Jones' remarkable ability to track down and organize the vast amount of information that is included. Consequently, this set is indispensable for all theological libraries and upper-division undergraduate and graduate collections generally. Methodist History