The story of Demos Shakarian, founder of the Full Gospel BusinessMen's Fellowship International (FGBMFI), has been told thousands of times andpublished in countless forms. However, this is the first comprehensive critical assessment of the man and his work. Tallman begins by examining the origins ofShakarian's brand of charismatic Christianity, which began with a group of RussianMolokans who interacted with his ancestors in Armenia. He then traces theShakarian family's migration to the United States where they founded the FirstArmenian Pentecostal Church in Los Angeles in 1905 prior to the Azusa StreetRevival.