Jazz – Daniel Tomberlin

May 19, 2018June 21, 2018

Pentecostal Jazz

Pentecostal spirituality was birthed in the American melting pot. Although my Pentecostal tradition was birthed in the Appalachian Mountains, the Azusa Street outpouring is more typical of the diversity of early Pentecostalism. The urban diversity of Los Angeles was an ideal environment for the fermentation of early Pentecostalism.

Continue reading “Pentecostal Jazz”

October 6, 2014March 21, 2016

Pentecostal Jazz

Pope Francis has declared that Roman Catholics need to demonstrate joy in their liturgy. When discussing this with a Catholic brother he told me that “most of American Catholicism is shaped by Irish spirituality.” Likewise, most of American Protestantism is shaped by German spirituality. In other words, whether Protestant or Catholic, most of Christian spirituality in the United States is formed by European culture.

Continue reading “Pentecostal Jazz”