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Roberts, Dean, Learning Resources REVIEWS EDITOR Sally Jo Shelton, Theological Librarian & Associate Professor, Learning Resources EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD Allan Anderson, University of Birmingham, UK Candy Gunther Brown, Indiana University Corneliu Constantineanu, Aurel Vlaicu University of Arad, Romania Kwabena Asamoa-Gyuadu, Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana Vinson Synan, Oral Roberts Unvieristy, Tulsa, OK, USA UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION William M. Wilson, President Kathaleen Reid-Martinez, Provost Views expressed in Spiritus are those of the contributors only. Their publication inSpiritus does not express or imply endorsement by Oral Roberts University. Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology . • Publishes studies from all disciplines pertaining to Spirit- empowered Christianity, from established and emerging scholars • Emphasizes theological and cognate studies and works from and about Christianity in the Majority World • Reviews pertinent scholarly works and some professional and popular works of merit • Publishes scholarship to benefit especially Spirit- empowered Christian communities globally. Find instructions for submitting articles and reviews for consideration at http://DigitalShowcase.ORU.edu/Spiritus/. This site receives all submissions leading to publishing decisions. Other correspondence (not related to submissions or subscriptions) is welcomed at <[email protected]> or Spiritus — ORU Holy Spirit Research Center 7777 S. Lewis Ave. Tulsa, OK 74171 USA. With Special Thanks. The publication of this special issue is made possible through the financial assistance of the following Korean Doctor of Ministry alumni of ORU: • Rev. Kwang Suk Joo (New Hope Baptist Church, 1996 graduate) • Rev. Il Sung Lee (Full Gospel Samma Church, 2004) • Bishop Young Wan Yoo (Heaven Central Methodist Church, 2005) • Rev. Kwang Sig Ji (Seong Cheon Methodist Church, 2006) CONTENTS Editor’s Note Jeff rey Lamp . 155 E S S A Y S Why Oral Roberts Studies? Wonsuk Ma . 157 An Early Account of Oral Roberts’ Healing Testimony Daniel D. Isgrigg and Vinson Synan . 169 Th e Spirit of Immense Struggle: Oral Roberts’ Native American Ancestry Timothy Hatcher . 177 Oral Roberts and the Hebrew Bible Eric Newberg and Samuel Hogan . 199 A History of ORU Healing Teams Kevin Schneider . 221 “Where My Voice Is Heard Small”: Th e Development of Oral Roberts’ Television Ministry Jim Ernest Hunter, Jr . 239 An Overview of the Th eology of Oral Roberts R. Samuel Th orpe . 259 Oral Roberts and the Spiritual DNA of Oral Roberts University William M. Wilson . 277 Th e Pentecostal Roots of Oral Roberts’ Healing Ministry Vinson Synan . 287 v Oral Roberts’ Theology of Healing: A Journey from Pentecostal “Divine Healing” to Charismatic “Signs and Wonders” to Spirit-empowered “Whole Person Healing” Thomson K. Mathew ..........................................303 Oral Roberts: A Man of the Spirit Daniel D. Isgrigg .............................................325 Oral Roberts’ Impact on the Korean Healing Movement Yeolsoo Eim .................................................351 Oral Roberts: A Brief Bibliography Holy Spirit Research Center .....................................371 R E V I E W S Graham Twelftree, (ed). The Nature Miracles of Jesus: Problems, Perspectives, and Prospects Jeffrey Lamp ................................................389 David K. Bernard. The Glory of God in the Face of Jesus Christ: Deification of Jesus in Early Christian Discourse Joseph H. Howell .............................................392 Vinson Synan, (ed). The Truth About Grace: Spirit- empowered Perspectives Daniel Thimell ..............................................396 Margaret English de Alminana and Lois E. Olena, (eds). Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church, and Ministry Lisa M. Millen ..............................................399 Nimi Wariboko, The Split God: Pentecostalism and Critical Theory David Bradnick ..............................................402 vi Jon Bialecki. A Diagram of Fire: Miracles and Variation in an American Charismatic Movement Daniel D. Isgrigg .............................................404 Martin Lindhardt, (ed). New Ways of Being Pentecostal in Latin America Eloy H. Nolivos ..............................................407 Teresa Chai and Dave Johnson, (eds). The Old Testament in Theology and Teaching: Essays in Honor of Kay Fountain Alaine Thomson Buchanan ......................................410 Thomson K. Mathew. Spiritual Identity and Spirit Empowered Life: Discover Your Identity in God’s Family, Purpose in God’s Call, and Power in God’s Spirit Edward E. Decker, Jr ..........................................413 Lord Abraham Elorm-Donkor. Christian Morality in Ghanaian Pentecostalism: A Theological Analysis of Virtue Theory as a Framework for Integrating Christian and Akan Moral Schemes James W. Barber .............................................415 vii viii Spiritus Vol 3, No 2 viii Editor’s Note Jeffrey S. Lamp ith this issue of Spiritus: ORU Journal of Th eology, we take opportunityW to commemorate a historic moment. Th e year 2018 marks the centennial anniversary of the birth of Oral Roberts. It would be diffi cult to overstate the importance of this towering fi gure on the American religious landscape. He was a visionary in the truest sense of the word, and over the decades often puzzled observers as his ministry changed course, not with the times, but in many ways changing the times themselves. To be sure, it would make sense for one healed so dramatically of a debilitating disease to embark upon a healing ministry. It would also make sense for one heeled in classical Pentecostalism to be a major contributor to the direction the fl edgling movement would take throughout the twentieth century. What may not seem so sensible is for one so prominent in a theological tradition caricatured, at least