The New Apostolic Reformation

From Justin Bieber, to Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann, to the controversial documentary Jesus Camp (2006), the New Apostolic Reformation’s influence can be seen everywhere in mainstream America. Beginning with an examination of the Latter Rain, Church Growth and Shepherding movements, this book explores how the new Reformation has become one of the most powerful movements in modern evangelical Christianity and a major influence on American political and cultural life. The author describes the New Apostolic Reformation’s organization, how the movement spread and its national and international objectives.

John Weaver is an instructor at SUNY Broome. He lives in Vestal, New York.

John Weaver
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 316
Bibliographic Info: notes, glossary, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2016
pISBN: 978-0-7864-9956-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-2421-1
Imprint: McFarland

Acknowledgments vi

Preface 1

Introduction 5

1. From Parham to Bickle: The Origins of the NAR 19

2. Spiritual Mapping and the NAR 70

3. The Apostolic Networks: A Brief Rundown of a Few of the Major Players 94

4. NAR Economic Ideas: Marketplace Ministers, the Great Wealth Transfer and the Dangerous Economic Eccentricities of the Charismatic Right 144

5. The NAR and Race: When Race Isn’t Race (But Is) 170

6. From the Others of the Americas to the Others Overseas: The NAR’s Global Campaign for Reconciliation and Identificational Repentance 188

Conclusion: Where Does the NAR Go from Here? 254

List of Abbreviations 259

Glossary 261

Chapter Notes 269

Works Cited 273

Index 301