Tongues of Fire: The Truth About Glossolalia
Heaven Bent
Heaven Bent Media
4.3 • 897 Ratings
🗓️ 1 June 2026
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
What can history, anthropology, psychology, and neuroscience, teach us about the spiritual practice of speaking in tongues? Join Tara Jean Stevens for her conversation with Josh Brahinsky, author of the new book Tongues of Fire: How Charismatic Prayer Changes Evangelical Brains and Inspires Spirit-Filled Activism.
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| 0:00.0 | This is heaven, this heaven bent. |
| 0:05.0 | I'm Ter Jean Stevens, |
| 0:39.7 | and this will be an insightful episode that will deepen or maybe even crack open our understanding of the spiritual practice of speaking in tongues, also known as Glossolalia. |
| 0:49.7 | That's the late preacher Kenneth Hagen. |
| 0:58.4 | In the 1970s and 80s, he became an enormously influential, charismatic leader and broadcaster. |
| 1:08.0 | And just as we get started here, I want us to just sit in this moment of worship with him, |
| 1:13.6 | to set the tone for the conversation that's to come. So buckle up and we'll do that now and then I'll introduce you to my special guest. |
| 1:20.6 | Oh, oh, oh, my canine, oh, oh, oh, my kinine, oh, oh, maquiney. |
| 1:28.3 | Oh, oh, oh, maqualeen, |
| 1:33.3 | Macalini, oh, oh, |
| 1:36.3 | Oh, Caliprakito, |
| 1:39.3 | the fallahatikhi, |
| 1:41.3 | my hands done, many handsay. Many hands done. |
| 1:45.5 | Many hands done. |
| 1:47.3 | Many hands done. |
| 1:50.7 | This episode. So many hands done. |
| 1:53.0 | Many hands on. |
| 1:55.0 | This episode, my conversation with Josh Burhinsky. |
| 2:08.1 | He's the author of a new book called Tungs of Fire, |
| 2:11.3 | How Charismatic Prayer Changes Evangelical Brains and inspires spirit-filled activism. And we're going to have a pretty wide-ranging |
| 2:21.9 | conversation about glossolalia. He'll tell us things like what science has revealed about the brain |
| 2:28.8 | activity of worshipping charismatic Christians. He'll also make some unexpected connections |
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