Bøger af David Foxworth

Raymond T. Richey was an important figure in the history of the Pentecostal-charismatic renewal movement. He can be credited with being one of the first Pentecostal healing evangelists leaving a significant legacy for those who followed in his path, such as William Branham, Jack Coe, Oral Roberts, and Kathryn Kuhlman. He served as an important transitional figure from the Azusa Street revival to the post World War II healing revivals (1947 to 1958). When a youngster, an accidental injury to his eyes led to near blindness, but a miracle healing in 1911 fully restored his vision. He was also healed of TB. This shaped much of his remaining life and ministry. Richey spread his dual message of salvation through the blood of Jesus Christ and physical healing in the atonement through relentless evangelistic crusades, publications, and radio broadcasts, financed through free-will offerings until the Great Depression curtailed his activities. He led soldiers to Christ during WWII as he campaigned with a large red, white, and blue tent. David Harrell (1975), the leading scholar of the post World War II healing revivals, draws a clear connection to Richey noting that he was one of the few revivalists in the early period who also had a major ministry in the post World War II revivals. Revivalists such as Richey helped bring Pentecostal theology and practice into mainstream Protestantism.

This is the first full biography of Raymond T. Richey to examine his complete life and world-wide ministry. Richey was a nationally known evangelist who led over one million souls to Christ in numerous campaigns in the United States. He was a pioneer healing evangelist and numerous healing miracles occurred in his campaigns some of whom are recorded here. He was an important transitional figure from the Azusa Street revival (1906 to 1908) to the post World War II healing revivals (1947 to 1958). He played a leading role in the expansion of Pentecostalism in America. Raymond T. Richey stands in the front rank of healing evangelists alongside F. F. Bosworth, Aimee McPherson, John G. Lake, Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, and William Branham among others. J. David Foxworth has studied the subject of revival for over forty years. He has visited many historic revival sites in the United States, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales for the purpose of research and prayer. He founded Lighthouse Christian Church in Montpelier, Vermont and served as senior pastor for fifteen years. In 2011 he earned a Ph.D. in Renewal Studies from Regent University. He served as Department Head of Biblical Studies for Charlotte Christian College and Theological Seminary in Charlotte, N.C. He is the author of Fire In The Great Mountains: A History of Evangelical Revival in Vermont in the Nineteenth Century (2021). He is married to Patricia (Patty) Foxworth for 32 years. They currently reside in Rock Hill, South Carolina. Raymond T. Richey: The Full Life of a Pioneer Healing Evangelist is his second published work.