Hankins, Barry, 1956-2022-06-032022-06-032022-052022-05-02May 2022https://hdl.handle.net/2104/11950This thesis explores the ways in which Pentecostals and charismatics have engaged in politics in the past 120 years, and shows that rather than shared theology, a commitment to right-wing politics has proven to be the main driver of ecumenical rapprochement between white, conservative Protestants in the United States. Chapters include discussions of: early white Pentecostals involvement in and support for the Second Ku Klux Klan (1915-1945); the vanguardist ideology of the Latter Rain Movement (1948-1970) and its effect on the charismatic movement; the shepherding movement’s (1975-1990) attempts to organize the charismatic movement as it developed deep ties with Christian Reconstructionists, using right-wing political connections to salve conflict within the charismatic movement; the New Apostolic Reformation’s (1990-present) development, addressing the overt dominionist turn the movement took beginning in 2008, concluding with the 2016 election of the movement’s anointed candidate, Donald Trump.application/pdfenReligious right. Pentecostal. Charismatic. New Apostolic Reformation. Evangelical. Shepherding. Latter Rain movement. Washington for Jesus. Ku Klux Klan. Right-wing politics. History. Religious history.ThesisNo access – contact librarywebmaster@baylor.edu2022-06-03