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Glenn Clark's Camps Furthest Out: The Schoolhouse of the Charismatic Renewal

Glenn Clark's Camps Furthest Out: The Schoolhouse of the Charismatic Renewal PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Volume 25, No. 2, Fall 2003 Glenn Clark’s Camps Furthest Out: The Schoolhouse of the Charismatic Renewal 1 William L. De Arteaga In the 1960s, thousands of Spirit-filled Christians met at summer camps where they prayed for each other in small groups and heard lectures by leaders of the new Charismatic Renewal on such issues as healing, inner healing, and deliverance. Among the speakers at the camps were such notable figures as Agnes Sanford, Derek Prince, and (by the end of the 1960s) Fr. Francis MacNutt. Activities known as “creatives” encouraged the campers to participate in spontaneous drama skits, psalm writing, rhythmic exercises, drawing, and music. All these creatives involved the invited presence of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of these camps was to learn to be more effective Christians and at the same time gain a sampling of what it would be like to live in the Kingdom of God. These camps were known as “CFOs” or Camps Furthest Out. Some camps, such as the one held at Kanuga, North Carolina, drew thousands of participants at a time. However, because of the CFO’s early ties to New Thought, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Pneuma Brill

Glenn Clark's Camps Furthest Out: The Schoolhouse of the Charismatic Renewal

De Arteaga, William
Pneuma , Volume 25 (2): 265 – Jan 1, 2003
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© 2003 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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10.1163/157007403776113242
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PNEUMA: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, Volume 25, No. 2, Fall 2003 Glenn Clark’s Camps Furthest Out: The Schoolhouse of the Charismatic Renewal 1 William L. De Arteaga In the 1960s, thousands of Spirit-filled Christians met at summer camps where they prayed for each other in small groups and heard lectures by leaders of the new Charismatic Renewal on such issues as healing, inner healing, and deliverance. Among the speakers at the camps were such notable figures as Agnes Sanford, Derek Prince, and (by the end of the 1960s) Fr. Francis MacNutt. Activities known as “creatives” encouraged the campers to participate in spontaneous drama skits, psalm writing, rhythmic exercises, drawing, and music. All these creatives involved the invited presence of the Holy Spirit. The purpose of these camps was to learn to be more effective Christians and at the same time gain a sampling of what it would be like to live in the Kingdom of God. These camps were known as “CFOs” or Camps Furthest Out. Some camps, such as the one held at Kanuga, North Carolina, drew thousands of participants at a time. However, because of the CFO’s early ties to New Thought,

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