In the early twentieth century, a series of revival meetings in Los Angeles shocked the nation. They had unsegregated worship services where both women and men spoke in tongues, performed faith healings, and wildly claimed to be filled with the Holy Spirit. These meetings, held in a small run-down building on Azusa Street, were pivotal in the creation of the modern Pentecostal movement. In this episode, Keri Day shares from her new book “Azusa Reimagined: A Radical Vision of Religious and Democratic Belonging.” We consider what lessons the Azusa Street Revival can provide for those seeking new ways to create belonging in churches and our society. Day is professor of constructive theology and African American religion at Princeton Theological Seminary.

Guest: Keri Day | Host: Shari Oosting