I just talked with "Thomas Fudge"

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Folks I just got off a 2 hour conversation via phone with Thomas Fudge.

Author of “Christianity without the Cross”.

I found him to be a very engaging person.

We talked about mutual folks we know and have known over the years.

We talked about some very interesting follow-up to his book.

He shared with me in a 2004 symposium that was held in St. Louis on the information written in his book.

He actually flew to St Louis and attended the symposium.

He was recognized by the panel as being in attendance.

Both David Bernard and Robert Sabin refuted claims in his book.

They however offered no supporting information to counter his claims.

Thomas told me that he has several taped conversations with men that he interviewed starting in 1999.

30 or so have since passed away.

I shared with him that we should have these taped interviews converted to media files.

We could also have many of these documents scanned.

The purpose would be to create a website of the artifacts collected during his research.

Within in this website he could add updates to any articles and items found that folks have been sending him since his book was published.

I find that the history of the merger between the PCI and PA-JC is a fascinating historical union within Pentecost.

We talked about the failed merger talks with the same organizations dating back to 1938.




I asked him about Agnes N. Ozman-LaBerge and her recanting her experiences of Topeka, KS.

His told me his research led him to her writings on her recanting some of the claims that Charles Parham claimed to have happened.

She did not recant her Hold Spirit experience but many of the claims of her writing in tongues were simply overstated.

I plan on meeting with him in the near future.

I am interested in reading and hearing much of his research material.

It simply was one the best conversations I have ever experienced!

Nathan Eckstadt