William M. Branham

William M. Branham (1909–1965) was an American Pentecostal minister and faith healer whose postwar revival ministry influenced the charismatic movement and inspired Branhamism.

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F. F. Bosworth: A Pentecostal evangelist and author known for healing ministries and the book Christ the Healer. Bosworth mentored Branham and helped establish his early healing campaigns.
Healing revival: A mid-twentieth-century evangelical movement centered on public healing campaigns and divine healing. Branham became one of its most visible early evangelists.
Pentecostalism: A Christian movement emphasizing the continuing gifts of the Holy Spirit, including speaking in tongues and healing. Branham’s theology and healing ministry emerged within Pentecostal Christianity.
Charismatic movement: A Christian renewal movement emphasizing spiritual gifts across Protestant, Catholic, and other churches. Branham’s healing ministry helped shape the wider postwar renewal from which charismatic Christianity developed.
Oneness Pentecostalism: A Pentecostal tradition that rejects the doctrine of three distinct divine persons and baptizes in Jesus’ name. Branham adopted Oneness views for a period, then distanced himself from organized Oneness groups.
Gordon Lindsay: An American Pentecostal minister who promoted healing evangelists and founded Christ for the Nations Institute. Lindsay publicized Branham’s meetings and chronicled the postwar healing revival.
Divine healing: The belief that God can heal illness through supernatural action, often in response to prayer. Healing was the central promise and public focus of Branham’s revival meetings.
Azusa Street Revival: A 1906–1909 Los Angeles revival that helped launch global Pentecostalism. It shaped the Pentecostal tradition that formed Branham’s religious setting.
Branhamism: A religious movement centered on William Branham’s sermons, prophetic authority, and distinctive teachings. It formed among followers who treated Branham’s message as a continuing doctrinal authority.
Trinitarianism: The Christian doctrine that God is one being in three distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Branham’s later formulations of the Godhead diverged from conventional Trinitarian doctrine.