Expelled from the Santa Fe Mission for preaching that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit, Seymour was invited to defend his position before the Southern California Holiness Association. The Santa Fe Mission was part of this association, and it was with its elders that Julia Hutchins consulted before […]

On March 4, 1906, Seymour preached during the morning service at the Santa Fe Mission that speaking in tongues is the biblical evidence of baptism in the Holy Spirit. When he returned for the evening service, he found the church doors locked by Julia Hutchins. After consulting the leadership of the Southern California Holiness Association, […]

AI-Led Worship A religious service designed or assisted by artificial intelligence, such as the 2023 experimental AI-generated service in Fürth, Germany. Raises theological debates about authenticity, pastoral care, and spiritual presence. Avatar Communion Participation in the Eucharist within virtual reality platforms or digital environments where avatars symbolically consume bread and wine, representing an emerging form […]

THE PASTORAL TRIALS ELIMINATE THE AVANT-GARDE OF BULGARIAN EVANGELICALS, BEHEADING IT FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION (Part 3) [Editorial note: The following text is translated from the Bulgarian original. The documents contain memorandums, archival records, State Security (Darzhavna Sigurnost / DS) interrogation files, survivor testimonies, and secondary scholarly sources. Bracketed insertions in the original are the author’s. […]

THE PASTORAL TRIALS ELIMINATE THE AVANT-GARDE OF BULGARIAN EVANGELICALS, BEHEADING IT FOR AN ENTIRE GENERATION (Part 2) [Editorial note: The following text is translated from the Bulgarian original. The documents contain memorandums, archival records, State Security (Darzhavna Sigurnost / DS) interrogation files, survivor testimonies, and secondary scholarly sources. Bracketed insertions in the original are the author’s. […]