Encyclopedia - Glossolalia: Encyclopedia - Glossolalia
Glossolalia (from the Greek, "γλώσσα" (glossa), tongue and "λαλώ" (lalô), to speak) comprises the utterance of what appears (t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glossolalia: Parapsychology Dictionary On Glossolalia
Glossolalia: Unintelligible speech generally uttered in a dissociated or trance state. Also known as 'speaking in tongues'.   S...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glossolalia: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Glossolalia
Glossolalia (Greek. glossa, "tongue," and lalein, "to speak") Speaking in tongues. The act of speaking in a "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossolalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossolalia - Christian View Of Speaking In Tongues
Certain Christians (see below) regard the act of speaking in tongues, as a gift of God through the Holy Spirit. As described in the Book ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constructed Language: Encyclopedia - Constructed Language
An artificial or constructed language (known colloquially as a conlang among aficionados), is a language whose phonology, grammar and voc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tongues: Encyclopedia - Tongues
For the religious phenomenon, see Glossolalia. Tongues is the ninth album by acid rapper Esham, released in 2001 (see 2001 in music). Ton...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Azusa Street Revival: Encyclopedia - Azusa Street Revival
The Azusa Street Revival (1906–1909) took place in Los Angeles, California, and was led by William Seymour (1870–1922), an African Am...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Speaking In Tongues: Encyclopedia - Speaking In Tongues
The term speaking in tongues refers to glossolalia. Speaking in Tongues may also mean: Speaking in Tongues (album), a 1983 album by Talk...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cane Ridge Kentucky: Encyclopedia - Cane Ridge Kentucky
Cane Ridge, Kentucky, was the site, in 1801, of a large camp meeting which drew thousands of people and had a lasting influence as one of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Seymour: Encyclopedia - William Seymour
William Joseph Seymour (May 2, 1870 - September 28, 1922) was an African American minister, and an initiator of the Pentecostal religious...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia - Prayer
Prayer is an effort to communicate with God, or to some deity or deities, or another form of spiritual entity, or otherwise, either to of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Encyclopedia - Catholic Charismatic Renewal
Charismatic Catholicism, also known as Catholic Charismatic Renewal is a movement within the Roman Catholic Church which adopts certain p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness: Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness
The Vailala Madness was a social movement in the Papuan Gulf, in the Territory of Papua beginning in the later part of 1919 and petering ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief
Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - First Epistle To The Corinthians: Encyclopedia - First Epistle To The Corinthians
See also: Second Epistle to the Corinthians and Third Epistle to the Corinthians The First Epistle to the Corinthians is a book of the Bi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
In Christian Pentecostal theology, Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels. Specif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Whitelighter: Encyclopedia - Whitelighter
In the television show Charmed, whitelighters are the "guardian angels" They watch over their charges and intervene when necessary to hel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charisma: Encyclopedia - Charisma
The word charisma (from the Greek word kharisma or "gift"), is often used to describe an ability to charm or influence people. It refers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Can Dance: Encyclopedia - Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance is a band that comprises Lisa Gerrard and Brendan Perry. Formed in Melbourne in 1981 and initially based in Australia, the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho
David Yonggi Cho is a Korean Christian minister. He is Senior Pastor of the Yoido Full Gospel Church, which is the world's largest known ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia - Universal Language
The idea of a universal language is at least as old as the Biblical story of Babel. Babel's fall has the mythical point that there was on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement: Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Glossolalia: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Glossolalia
Glossolalia (Greek. glossa, "tongue," and lalein, "to speak") Speaking in tongues. The act of speaking in a "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Xenoglossia: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Xenoglossia
Xenoglossia The ability to speak in an unlearned and unheard foreign language. It is associated with past-life recall, states of tranc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingua Ignota: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingua Ignota - Sample Text
The only extant text in the language is the following short passage: O orzchis Ecclesia, armis divinis praecincta, et hyacinto ornata, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constructed Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Constructed Language - History
Grammatical speculation is documented from Classical Antiquity, with Plato's Cratylus. However the suggested mechanisms of grammar were d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Constructed Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Constructed Language - Overview
Constructed languages are often divided into a priori languages, in which much of the grammar and vocabulary is created from scratch (usi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lingua Ignota: Encyclopedia Ii - Lingua Ignota - The Glossary
The glossary is in a hierarchical order, first giving terms for God and angels, followed by terms for human beings and terms for family r...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Xenoglossy: Parapsychology Dictionary On Xenoglossy
Xenoglossy: The ability to speak or write in a language that has not been learned.   See also Glossolalia .   (See also:...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Philosophical Paradoxes Of Prayer
There are a number of philosophical paradoxes involving prayer to an omnipotent God, namely: If a person deserves the recipient of the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Approaches
There are a variety of approaches to understanding prayer: The belief that the prayer is listened to and may or may not get a response; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - The Act Of Prayer
Praying has many different forms. Prayer may be done privately and individually, or it may be done corporately in the presence of fellow...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Historical Polytheistic Prayer
In ancient religions of Greeks and Romans (Ancient Greek religion, Roman religion), ceremonial prayer was highly formulaic and ritualized...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Vailala Madness: Encyclopedia Ii - Vailala Madness - Source Of These Beliefs
The source of the model of organization incorporating drills, curfews and tea was most likely observed by the leaders of the movement whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Prayer In Other Religions
Prayer - Hindu Prayer. Hinduism has incorporated many kinds of prayer, from fire-based rituals to philosophical musings. Prayer was par...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Pentecost
A Bible-centred discussion of the question would pick up on the glossolalia (speaking with tongues) of the New Testament Pentecost story,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topeka Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Topeka Kansas - Topeka's Role In Christianity
Topeka is sometimes cited as the home of Pentecostalism as it was the site of Charles Fox Parham's Bethel Bible College, where glossolali...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Experimental Evaluation Of Prayer
A famous statistical experiment to determine whether or not prayer was effective was conducted by Francis Galton in 1872. Galton hypothet...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer - Prayer In The Abrahamic Religions
Prayer - Prayer in the Bible. In the Bible various forms of prayer appear; the most common form is petition. This in many ways is the s...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Charisma: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Charisma
Charisma An extraordinary power of leadership, often regarded as supernaturally bestowed, capable of arousing special loyalty or enthu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prayer In Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Prayer In Christianity - Charismatic Prayer Speaking In Tougues
On the appointment of Pentecost The term that is used to identify Speaking in Tongues is “glossolalia,” made up of two Greek words, g...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Possession: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Possession
Possession 1)    A ritual trance state, learned through extensive training and achieved in religious ceremonies, during...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Possession: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Possession
Possession 1)    A ritual trance state, learned through extensive training and achieved in religious ceremonies, during...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocteau Twins: Encyclopedia Ii - Cocteau Twins - Early Years
Robin Guthrie (guitar) and Will Heggie (bass), both from Grangemouth, Scotland, formed the band in 1980. At a local disco, Nash, they met...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charisma: Encyclopedia Ii - Charisma - Other Occurences
Charisma is also commonly referred to in role-playing games, being one of the abilities of a character. Charismatic ability modifies dice...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Reaction From The Church Hierarchy
Reaction to the movement by the church hierarchy has been wildly mixed. Some had initially supported it as being a harbinger of ecumenism...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - Early Life
He was born on February 14, 1936, in Ulju-gun, which is now part of Ulsan metropolitan city [1]. The son of Cho Doo-chun (조두천) and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Pentecostal/charismatic View
Charismatics and Pentecostals both point to Ephesians 5:18, where the Apostle Paul urges his audience to "be filled with the Spirit" usin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiness Baptist Association: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiness Baptist Association - Holiness Baptists In Georgia
The holiness movement among Baptists in south Georgia began late in the 19th century in Wilcox County among ministers in the Little River...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snow Crash: Encyclopedia Ii - Snow Crash - Plot And Central Ideas
The story centers around Hiro Protagonist, an out-of-work hacker and swordsman, and a streetwise young girl nicknamed Y.T. (short for You...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Shaker Music
The Shakers considered music to be an essential component of the religious experience, and created some of the most tuneful, idiosyncrati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dead Can Dance: Encyclopedia Ii - Dead Can Dance - Discography
Dead Can Dance - Albums. Dead Can Dance (1984) Spleen and Ideal (1985) Within the Realm of a Dying Sun (1987) The Serpent's Egg (1988)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - The Daejo Church
In May 1958, Cho held his first worship service in the home of his friend, Choi Ja-shil. Only Choi and her three children attended the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - Wider Ministry
In November 1976, Cho founded Church Growth International, an organization dedicated to teaching the principles of evangelism and church ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Charismatic Renewal: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Charismatic Renewal - Origins
The cross-over of Pentecostal practices into Roman Catholicism seems to have first appeared in certain Catholic universities of the Unite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Development Of The Term
John Wesley spoke of the baptism of the Holy Spirit but his followers, the Methodists, have historically disagreed about how Wesley defin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Charismatic Movement - Criticism Of The Movement
Because of the rise and influence of the Charismatic movement, a number of criticisms have arisen from Christians who are outside the mov...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asherah: Encyclopedia Ii - Asherah - Asherah And Gods
Two painted inscriptions "Yahweh of Samaria/the guardian and his Asherah" on fragments of the type of large terracotta pot that archaeolo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asherah: Encyclopedia Ii - Asherah - Related Publications
Judith M.Hadley: The Cult of Asherah in Ancient Israel and Judaism (U of Cambridge 2000) Jenny Kien: Reinstating the Divine Woman in Juda...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - The Seodaemun Church
Following his military discharge, Cho immersed himself in his pastoral work once more, despite continuing ill health. A 1500-seat auditor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - David Yonggi Cho: Encyclopedia Ii - David Yonggi Cho - Theological Controversies
Like many well-known Christian leaders, Cho has fueled a considerable amount of theological controversy. Michael Horton, John MacArthur, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocteau Twins: Encyclopedia Ii - Cocteau Twins - Early 90s
The style the group began exploring with Head Over Heels reached its peak on Heaven or Las Vegas, released in late 1990. The most commerc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Apostolic Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Catholic Apostolic Church - Adventist Theology
John S. Davenport explained their theology by saying that the changes which attend the Coming of the Lord will not be such as will attrac...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charisma: Encyclopedia Ii - Charisma - The Psychology Of Charisma
The study, recognition, and development of charisma in individuals is of particular interest to sociologists/psychologists, popular polit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Charismatic Movement - Roman Catholicism
While Charismatic Christians are not exclusive to any single denomination, Charismatic theology is not uniquely Protestant. There is a bu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Eighteenth Century
In the 18th century, some rationalist natural philosophers sought to recover the Edenic language. There were two general approaches. In o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Contemporary Ideas
The ideas of complete conceptual classification by categories, on the other hand, is still debated on various levels. The short story "Ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Seventeenth Century
Recognisable strands in the contemporary ideas on universal languages took form only in Early Modern Europe. A lingua franca or trade lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topeka Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Topeka Kansas - Geography
Topeka is located at 39°2'21" North, 95°41'22" West (39.039200, -95.689508)GR1.GR1 Topeka is in north east Kansas at the intersection o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Definition Of Christian Revival
What is meant by the term revival? Other terms are renewal or awakenings. The following description is cobbled together from various bibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Revival Hymns
Following the Protestant Reformation, from about 1700 to 1850, many non-conformist churches produced lively popular hymns that expressed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Asherah: Encyclopedia Ii - Asherah - Asherah And `ashurah
In the ancient lunar calendar that became the Islamic calendar, the Day of ʿAshurah, transliterated also as Aashurah, Ashura or Aashoora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holiness Baptist Association: Encyclopedia Ii - Holiness Baptist Association - Other Holiness Baptists
William Jethro Walthall (1858-1931) was ordained as a Missionary Baptist preacher on May 29, 1887. In 1895 he became familiar with the ho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Of Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Of Language - Linguistic Hypotheses
A fundamental problem of language origin is the Continuity Paradox: language acquisition apparently only occurs in situations involving p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Dick And His Visions
In his youth, around the age of thirteen, Dick had a recurring dream for a number of weeks. He dreamt that he was in a bookstore, trying ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Philip K. Dick: Encyclopedia Ii - Philip K. Dick - Dick And His Visions
In his youth, around the age of thirteen, Dick had a recurring dream for a number of weeks. He dreamt that he was in a bookstore, trying ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocteau Twins: Encyclopedia Ii - Cocteau Twins - Mid-80s
Will Heggie left the group after the tour that followed the 1983 release of the band's second EP, Peppermint Pig. The band's sound on its...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Theological Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Theological Controversy - Background
One difficulty is to find the meaning of the original languages in which the scriptures were written. In order to obtain a full understan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Wardley Predecessors
Derived from a small branch of English Quakers who had adopted some of the doctrines of worship followed by the 'French Prophets,' as Lon...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Shaker Trust
To preserve their legacy as well as their idyllic, lakeside property at Sabbathday Lake, Maine, the Shakers announced in October 2005 tha...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Of Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Of Language - History
One of the earliest accounts of the origin of languages is in the Hebrew Bible, in the book of Genesis (dated to the early 1st millennium...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Of Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Of Language - Anthropological Hypotheses
Steven Pinker, following Noam Chomsky and ultimately Immanuel Kant, believes that humans are born with a "language instinct:" a neural pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Origin Of Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Origin Of Language - Spontaneous Emergence Of Grammar
From Romulus and Remus forward, there have been a number of accounts of wolf children or feral children raised by wild animals or out of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Snow Crash: Encyclopedia Ii - Snow Crash - Background
The story takes place in a semi-America of the future, where corporatization, franchising, and the economy in general have spun wildly ou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Topeka Kansas: Encyclopedia Ii - Topeka Kansas - Demographics
As of the census of 2000, there are 122,377 people, 52,190 households, and 30,687 families residing in the city. The population density i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - History
The Pentecostal movement was also prominent in the Holiness movement who were the first to begin making numerous references to the term "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The Latter Day Saint Movement - The Movement's Historical Context
The Latter Day Saint movement arose in western New York, the area where its founder Joseph Smith, Jr. was raised, during a period of reli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocteau Twins: Encyclopedia Ii - Cocteau Twins - Mid-90s And The Breakup
1995 saw the release of two new EPs: Twinlights and Otherness. The former consisted of four gentle acoustic songs, recorded with only pia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief - The Nature Of Criticism
Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians and organizations have, either fairly or unfairly, been subjected to numerous criticisms by both t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief - Medical/scientific Criticisms
Criticisms of Charismatic and Pentecostal belief - Faith Healing. The following articles are useful in examining the possible reasons w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Theological Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Theological Controversy - Present-day Distinctions
Most present day controversy revolves around the Pentecostal/Charismatic movements, largely a product of the 20th century. Conservative E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Charismatic Movement - History
Charismatic Movement - Beginnings 1950-1975. While it is difficult to locate the place and time that Charismatic Christianity began to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Ann Lee
Under the leadership of Mother Ann Lee, beginning in 1774, the work ethic and rejection of marriage for which they have ever since been k...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Communalism Under Joseph Meacham
In 1781–1783 the Mother with chosen elders visited her followers in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She died in Watervliet, Ne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Shakers - Culture And Artifacts
Shaker beliefs have generated a unique culture and ways of life that have enriched the cultural history of the United States as well as s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossolalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossolalia - Non-christian Glossolalia
Aside from Christians, certain religious groups also have been observed to practice some form of theopneustic glossolalia. Glossolalia is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossolalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossolalia - Linguistic View
From a linguistic point of view, the syllables that make up instances of glossolalia typically appear to be unpatterned reorganizations o...   » Read the article

Article - Spiritual Sitemap I - G
This is a sitemap for Spiritual - G . Click on a link and you will find multiple definitions and articles related to the word.  ...   » Read the article