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Mar, Leonard P. "A Pentecostal perspective on the use of Psalms of Lament in worship." Verbum et Ecclesia 29, no. 1 (February 3, 2008): 91–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ve.v29i1.7.
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The idea of lament as part of human worship experience is foreign within the Pentecostal tradition. This is the case not only in Pentecostal literature, but also in Pentecostal liturgy. This negative viewpoint regarding the place of lament in worship goes hand in hand with the negativity towards the whole of the Old Testament within the Pentecostal tradition. Pentecostals usually regard the New Testament as more applicable to the life and worship of the Church. This viewpoint is in contrast with Pentecostal hermeneutics, with its emphasis on “shared experience”. The aim of this paper is to show that lament should be part and parcel of Pentecostal worship. Guidelines on how lament can be utilised in the Pentecostal Church are presented.
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Black, Jonathan. "Pleading the Blood." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 31, no. 2 (August 2, 2022): 242–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-bja10030.
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Abstract Although Pentecostals have given much attention to the Breaking of Bread, they have not generally considered it from the perspective of eucharistic sacrifice. Yet, from the earliest days of the history of the church, and with remarkable consistency across the ancient divisions of the church, the Eucharist has been recognised as a sacrifice. This article draws on the significant British Pentecostal concept of pleading the blood, along with the proto-Pentecostal Catholic Apostolic Church, and D.P. Williams’ understanding of the heavenly priesthood of Christ, in conversation with the wider church, to work towards a Pentecostal theology of eucharistic sacrifice, which would also have wider ecumenical potential for Protestant understandings of the Lord’s Supper.
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Karagiannis, Evangelos. "Pfingsten im Kontext." Anthropos 115, no. 1 (2020): 133–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.5771/0257-9774-2020-1-133.
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The present article addresses two issues that have preoccupied anthropological research on Pentecostal churches: context-sensitivity and radical globalism/antinationalism. The article seeks to qualify this dominant image of Pentecostals in anthropology by focusing on Greece, where nationalism has strong roots and is closely linked to Orthodox Christianity, and by analysing the development of the leading Pentecostal church of the country over the last fifty years. It can be established that the church’s sensitive adaptation to dominant religious expectations in Greece did ensure its hegemonic position among Greek Pentecostals, but it also involved its disconnection from global Pentecostalism. Furthermore, the very success of the church over the first three decades after its establishment stimulated a structural rigidity, which in turn proved to be fatal for its capacity to adapt to an ever-changing social context in Greece. Meanwhile, being neither globalist nor adaptive, the largest Greek Pentecostal church is stagnating.
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Daswani, Girish. "Transformation and Migration Among Members of a Pentecostal Church in Ghana and London." Journal of Religion in Africa 40, no. 4 (2010): 442–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157006610x541590.
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AbstractWhile an ideology of rupture is central to understanding Pentecostal Christianity in Ghana, not enough attention has been given to the moral relationships and ritual practices that help sustain a Pentecostal transformation and its situational application in different contexts. By comparing the experiences of members of the Church of Pentecost (CoP) in Ghana and London, I show how Pentecostal transformation provides church members with an ethical framework, that helps them cope with unhealthy relationships, witchcraft attacks, and migration, albeit differently. I argue that while promoting discontinuity, individuality, and positive change, Pentecostal transformation also raises concerns regarding continuity, communality, and negativity.
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Nche, George C. "Beyond Spiritual Focus: Climate Change Awareness, Role Perception, and Action among Church Leaders in Nigeria." Weather, Climate, and Society 12, no. 1 (January 2020): 149–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-19-0001.1.
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AbstractThis study explored the role of church leaders in addressing climate change with a focus on Catholic, Anglican, and Pentecostal churches in Nigeria. The study adopted a semistructured face-to-face interview with 30 church leaders drawn from the selected denominations (i.e., 10 church leaders from each denomination). These participants were spread across five states in five geopolitical zones in Nigeria. A descriptive narrative approach was employed in the thematic organization and analysis of data. Findings showed that while all the participants across the three denominations—Catholic, Anglican, and Pentecostal churches—agreed to have heard of climate change, their perceptions of the causes of the phenomenon were narrow and varied along religious denominational lines. More Catholic participants expressed belief in anthropogenic climate change than did Anglicans and Pentecostals. Awareness creation, charity for disaster victims, and prayer were identified by the participants as the roles churches can play in addressing climate change. Although climate change action was generally poor among participants, Catholics engaged more in organizational action than did Anglicans and Pentecostals. In contrast, climate change actions were more on a personal level than on the organizational/church level within Pentecostal churches. The implications of the findings for the Church/church leaders, policy, and future research are discussed.
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Rodionova, Kseniia I. "Harbin’s Religious Life: Christians of Evangelical Faith (Pentecostals): 1930s–40s." Herald of an archivist, no. 3 (2021): 755–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.28995/2073-0101-2021-3-755-766.
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The article addresses the activities of the Russian community of Christians of Evangelical Faith (Pentecostals) in Harbin and other stations of the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER). It is based on documents from the fonds R–830 "Main Bureau for affairs of Russian emigrants in Manchuria (BREM)" and R–831 "Society for the Unity of the Peoples in the Manchurian Empire ‘Kio-Va-Kai’(1932–45),” stored in the State Archive of the Khabarovsk Krai (GAKhK) and previously unintroduced into scientific use, and also on confessional and emigrant periodicals. The study aims to reconstruct the general picture of religious life of the Russian Pentecostal population of Manchuria. It reflects the growing interest in the history of Protestant churches. According to the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), there are over one thousand Pentecostal religious organizations in Russia; thus, they are the most widespread Protestant denomination in the country. Therefore, the history of the development of the Russian community of Pentecostal Christians is of great scientific interest. The researchers’ interest in Pentecostalism in Harbin is associated with the activities of the prominent preacher Nikolai Ivanovich Poysti. The history of Pentecostal community in Manchuria has not yet become a subject of special research. The work has used classical methods of historical research: historical-genetic, comparative-historical methods, and method of periodization. The study identifies reasons for and factors of the emergence and spreading of the Pentecostal group in Harbin. Various aspects of relationship of the Church of Christians of Evangelical Faith (Pentecostals) with the puppet state of Manchukuo are touched upon. The article presents new conclusions concerning the history of the Pentecostal church. The Pentecostal community in Harbin was the first Russian Pentecostal church in the Far East. Despite its vigorous activities, the Pentecostal church in Harbin was inferior in numbers to many other Protestant denominations due to such reasons as absence of an experienced leader after 1935, cessation of funding in 1941, massive departure of the Russian population throughout the period of its functioning, and its late appearance in the region in comparison with other churches. These factors also led to the schism of the church in 1941, which resulted in the division of both the flock and the clergy.
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Coulter, Dale. "Pentecostal Visions of The End: Eschatology, Ecclesiology and the Fascination of the Left Behind Series." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14, no. 1 (2005): 81–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0966736905056548.
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AbstractThis article examines the Pentecostal reception of dispensational eschatology from the perspective of its connection to other Pentecostal theological concerns. Through an investigation of representatives from the Church of God and the Assemblies of God, it is argued (1) that early Pentecostals tended to use eschatology to articulate their own ecclesiology, and (2) that it is their ecclesiological concerns that separate Pentecostals from dispensational thought while simultaneously attracting them to it. Drawing on the Eastern Orthodox idea of sobornicity, a final section of the article is devoted to teasing out the theological concerns implicit to Pentecostal ecclesiology in order to promote further dialogue with Roman Catholicism.
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Johnson, Jr., Bob L. "On Pentecostals and Pentecostal Theology." PNEUMA 38, no. 1-2 (2016): 123–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03801015.
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Few contemporary scholars have influenced biblical theology more than Walter Brueggemann. As an authority on the Hebrew Bible, he has earned the respect of theologians worldwide. His work speaks to a variety of audiences in the church and academy. Of special interest here are the relationships he has developed with pentecostal scholars in recent years. His rhetorical approach to Scripture, coupled with the prominence this method affords the biblical text, speaks to Pentecostals. His appreciation for the wonder, mystery, and generativity of the biblical narrative likewise reflects a common emphasis. The priority he gives to the theological interpretation of the text contrasts with the historical-critical approach that once dominated the field. Within this theological context, the purpose of this interview was threefold: 1) to hear Brueggemann’s account of his own spiritual journey as a disciple and scholar—that is, his testimony; 2) to explore the origins and nature of his relationship with Pentecostals; and 3) to understand his perceptions of pentecostal theology.
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Widjaja, Fransiskus Irwan, Fredy Simanjuntak, and Noh Ibrahim Boiliu. "The Third Pentecostal Phenomenon in Indonesia." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 31, no. 1 (February 21, 2022): 152–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-bja10024.
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Abstract This article examines the Holy Spirit’s outpouring phenomenon in Indonesia, named as the ‘third Pentecost’ by Indonesian Pastor Niko Njotorahardjo from Gereja Bethel Church. Njotorahardjo suggests that the first Pentecost was reported in Acts 2, the second Pentecost occurred at the Azusa Street revival, and the third Pentecost is being poured out now. This research uses discourse analysis to study discourse collected from literature, sermons, conferences, and media recordings. While the analysis of the data used in this research is descriptive, this article is expected to provide constructive input to the global church in general and to the Pentecostal–Charismatic movement in particular.
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White, Peter, and Simbarashe Pondani. "Church-Franchise: Missional Innovation for Church Planting and Leadership Mentorship in Neo-Pentecostal and Neo-Prophetic Churches in Africa." Religions 13, no. 8 (July 29, 2022): 698. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel13080698.
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The great commission, as traditionally understood in Christendom, has been the core basis for church growth. Passion for the lost, evangelism outreach, conversions, and baptism followed by congregating, have culminated in church establishments. Pentecostals, especially the Neo-Pentecostal and Neo-Prophetic Churches have attracted huge crowds. The thrust towards fulling the Missio Dei has seen micro–Neo-Pentecostal Churches and Neo-Prophetic Churches in Africa becoming enormous ministries over a short period of time. However, growth within Neo-Pentecostalism and Neo-Prophetism in the African setting has been associated with all kinds of challenges: leadership crisis, fund misuse, and a lack of accountability. Furthermore, controversy with regard to some of the Neo-Pentecostal and Neo-Prophetic leaders running these ‘churches’, has made headlines on several accounts within the social media space. It seems that there is a lack of leadership mentorship as many of them do not belong to a denominational body or lack the idea of ‘belonging’. In view of the aforementioned reasons and other related challenges, this article proposes an innovative missional model of franchising. The thrust of this article is to explore the possibility of church-franchising and how the Nnoboa mission concept proposed by White (2019) offers an alternative framework within which to engage the Neo-Pentecostal and Neo-Prophetic Churches for church planting and leadership mentorship.
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Frei, Daniel. "The Pentecostal Church as a family – the Pentecostal family as church." PentecoStudies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements 10, no. 2 (October 25, 2011): 239–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1558/ptcs.v10i2.239.
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Hudson, Andrew Sinclair. "Pentecostal History, Imagination, and Listening between the Lines." PNEUMA 36, no. 1 (2014): 25–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03601003.
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As Pentecostals have historically lived, ministered, and led from the margins, their histories often challenge the historian. Reading the religious and social histories contemporaneous to the beginnings of many pentecostal churches and movements is often not enough to discover the complex tapestry of pentecostal voices. Not only oral but also, and particularly, aural historical elements play a key role in the recovery of the “unheard” protagonists in pentecostal histories. The example of Richard Green Spurling and the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) provides an opportunity to imaginatively reconstruct the influences of African Americans on a white Appalachian Baptist-turned-pentecostal preacher. Investigating sung moments of African American prisoners working on a local railroad could shape the religious pedigree of this classical North American pentecostal denomination. This article will explore pentecostal historiography by investigating Spurling and the sung music of African American prisoners as a case study of imaginatively rereading pentecostal histories.
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Macchia, Frank D. "God Present in a Confused Situation: The Mixed Influence of the Charismatic Movement on Classical Pentecostalism in the United States." Pneuma 18, no. 1 (1996): 33–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007496x00047.
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AbstractThis confused response to the Charismatic movement2 by an official of the Assemblies of God is typical of what many classical Pentecostals in the United States have felt in their struggle over the past three decades to come to terms with the obvious proliferation of extraordinary signs and gifts of the Holy Spirit among members of mainline churches. In the past, Pentecostals viewed these churches as the chief opponents of the latter-day bestowal of supernatural signs and wonders. Apparently, without the permission of Pentecostals, the Spirit of God was suddenly being felt in Charismatic Renewal among members of major Protestant churches and, most surprisingly for Pentecostals, in the Roman Catholic Church. The Pentecostal confusion, however, was due not only to the unexpected work of the Spirit among alleged opponents of revival, but also to the influence that these Renewal movements were having on many classical Pentecostals. In other words, Pentecostals not only had to wrestle with the dramatic work of the Spirit in the mainline churches, they also had to come to terms with the possibility that the movement may serve as a source of renewal for Pentecostal churches. This confusion was rooted in the Pentecostal ambivalence toward a Renewal movement that both repelled and influenced the classical Pentecostal churches.
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Del Colle, Ralph. "Whither Pentecostal Theology? Why a Catholic is Interested." Pneuma 31, no. 1 (2009): 35–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007409x418130.
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AbstractThe essay explores the future direction of Pentecostal theology by posing a dialogue question that emerges in the conversation between Catholics and Pentecostals. This concerns the "supernatural" character of grace as understood and experienced in both traditions. How is this character preserved as it engages all dimensions of our humanity? Two aspects of this affirmation are explored. First, grace perfects all aspects of human nature including human agency, thus our common emphasis on transformation and Christian perfection. Second, the Church's mission ad extra embraces its witness in the secular realm in the arenas of culture, justice, peace, and the integrity of creation. The challenge to both traditions is how to preserve the supernatural gratuity of grace as the church enacts this mission in the transit from church to world.
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Gros, Jeffrey. "It Seems Good to the Holy Spirit and to Us: The Ecclesial Vocation of the Pentecostal Scholar." Pneuma 34, no. 2 (2012): 167–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007412x639870.
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Abstract The members of the Society for Pentecostal Studies have made significant contributions to ecumenical reconciliation, to the promotion of the intellectual life in the Pentecostal and Charismatic communities, and to service to the classical Pentecostal churches in their development from a movement into mature churches in the community of Christians. For this leadership we are grateful. The Pentecostal scholar in whatever church has a calling to be of service to the whole people of God and to the churches in their task of preaching, handing on the faith and nurturing the faithful. This Society has been a place where this ecclesial vocation has been and can be nurtured. There are many intellectual challenges before the Pentecostal community as it moves into its second century as a renewal movement among Christians worldwide. This presidential address suggests three of these challenges: (1) a renewed understanding of the two thousand years of Christian history and the role of renewal movements within it, including the last century of Pentecostal service; (2) an understanding of the sacramental character of Pentecostal worship, using the example of healing as a ritual where Pentecostals have unique gifts to offer other Christians and a long heritage of sacramental thinking from which to learn; and (3) the doctrine of the church and its call to visible unity, as the institutions that serve the Pentecostal churches mature into their second century and begin to become more theologically grounded, self-reflective, and ecumenical.
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Destyanto, Twin Yoshua R., Dony Lubianto, Jono, and Minerva Gabriela Tuanakotta. "PEMULIHAN PONDOK DAUD: LANDASAN TEOLOGIS DAN PEMBARUAN PUJIAN PENYEMBAHAN PENTAKOSTA MASA KINI." Way Jurnal Teologi dan Kependidikan 8, no. 1 (April 30, 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.54793/teologi-dan-kependidikan.v8i1.80.
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Pentecostal praise and worship always develop time by time. The pattern changes can be understood as a continuous process of church restoration from time to time towards the apostolic church. The restoration of Tabernacle of David (RTOD) is proposed to be a reference for Pentecostals to formulate the theological foundation in renewing the pattern of praise and worship in the present era. This paper aims to (i) explain the theological basis of the Pentecostal pattern of praise and worship in today's era, (ii) explain the theological meaning of RTOD prophecy and its relationship to praise and worship, and (iii) explain the application of RTOD in renewal of the Pentecostal praise and worship in the present era. This paper uses a qualitative method by applying a systematic literature study and phenomenological approaches to understand the theological basis of praise and worship pattern, the meaning of RTOD in general and related to praise and worship, components in RTOD, and its application in praise worship. The results of the study show that the RTOD can be used as a theological foundation and renewal of Pentecostal praise and worship in the present era.So, it can be concluded that the theological basis and definition RTOD can be used as a reference for applying it in the praise and worship of today's Pentecostals.
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Nel, Marius. "Changing the Narrative Language of Prosperity in Africa: A Pentecostal Hermenéutica! Challenge." Journal for the Study of Religion 34, no. 2 (January 21, 2021): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n2a1.
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Pentecostals' central theme in proclamation and practice since the beginning of their movement is holistic healing and wellbeing, resulting from what they term the "Full Gospel". At first, it did not include a prosperous lifestyle. However, a new emphasis on prosperity since the 1980s characterized a part of the African independent church movement with affinities to Pentecostal worship practices, designated as the Neo-Pentecostal movement. The research question for this article is why the narrative language of prosperity within the Pentecostal context changed in Africa and how the damages that it caused can be reversed, and the answer is found in hermeneutical challenges and solutions.
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Jugaru, Eugen. "Two distinct perspectives on pneumatology – similarities and differences between The Romanian Pentecostal and Evangelical theology." Review of Ecumenical Studies Sibiu 7, no. 2 (August 1, 2015): 243–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ress-2015-0018.
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Abstract This article aims to compare and analyse two different perspectives of pneumatology: within the Pentecostal and the Evangelical perspective. In spite of many doctrinal tangents with the Evangelical theology, the Pentecostal has its own spirituality and theological accent, especially in the field of pneumatology. The two differences centre on baptism in the Spirit and the gift of prophecy. From a Pentecostal practical perspective, the spiritual gifts continue to play an important role for the contemporary church. Although there are differences in their theological approaches, the Pentecostals and the Evangelicals found the common ground in forming the Evangelical Alliance of Romania and working together for about a quarter of Century.
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Macchia, Frank. "Pinnock’s Pneumatology: A pentecostal Appreciation." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14, no. 2 (2006): 167–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0966736906062129.
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AbstractThis article responds to Clark Pinnock’s address on the ‘Promise of Pentecostal Ecclesiology’ in the context of appreciation for his long and mutually enriching interaction with Pentecostals. The response proceeds to take up Pinnock’s specific ecclesiological proposals by proposing an even fuller way to relate the Spirit with justification and by offering further thoughts on how to develop a theology of the charismatic structure of the church.
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Price, Andre L. "Mothers in the Spirit: A Pneumatic Reflection on Mary the Mother of the Church and Church Mothers in the Sanctified Tradition." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 25, no. 2 (September 10, 2016): 269–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02502008.
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Some Protestants consider Catholic Mariology to be problematic due to perceived excesses in the Catholic tradition. This theological reflection argues that church mothers in the sanctified tradition are a pentecostal variation of Catholic thought and understanding of Mary the Mother of Jesus. Particular attention is given to church mothers in the sanctified tradition and Mary the Mother of Jesus. The goals are to bring pentecostals and Catholics into dialogue around Mariology, to connect Pentecostal spirituality to the broader theological tradition, and to tell the story of an underrepresented group that is instrumental to the life of the church. Paying particular attention to Luke 1.26–38 and Acts 2.1–12. Special consideration is given to the commonalities between church mothers in the sanctified tradition and Mary the Mother of Jesus revolving around pneumatic themes. A pneumatic lens opens space to show the continuity between mothers in the essential areas of holiness, exemplars to their communities, and mothers of the Kingdom.
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Jerome Boone, R. "Pentecostal Worship and Hermeneutics: Engagement with the Spirit." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 26, no. 1 (March 17, 2017): 110–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02601009.
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This article focuses on two key aspects of the Pentecostal faith tradition: worship and biblical interpretation. It illuminates distinctive differences in these two important activities of the Christian community between Pentecostals and the broader Evangelical faith tradition. It addresses the question of the relationship of the book of Acts narrative to a contemporary model for a normative ministry of the church. Pentecostals and Evangelicals recognize the importance of the work of the Holy Spirit in both worship and hermeneutics. Yet, they differ in how they expect the Spirit to engage with members of the Christian community in worship and biblical interpretation. The differences define, in part, the distinctive identity of the Pentecostal faith tradition.
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Adeboye, Olufunke. "‘A Church in a Cinema Hall?’ Pentecostal Appropriation of Public Space in Nigeria." Journal of Religion in Africa 42, no. 2 (2012): 145–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12341227.
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AbstractOver the past two decades Nigeria has become a hotbed of Pentecostal activity. It is the view of this study that Pentecostal visibility in Nigeria has been enhanced not just by Pentecostals’ aggressive utilization of media technology for proselytization as claimed by previous scholars, but also by their appropriation of public spaces for worship. This study not only focuses on the church in the cinema hall, but also on churches in nightclubs, hotels, and other such places previously demonized as ‘abode[s] of sin’ by classical Pentecostals. This paper argues that users’ perception of public spaces having rigid meanings and unchanging usage was responsible for much of the tensions experienced. It would be more useful for academic analysts and various ‘publics’ to construe such spaces as dynamic sites, at once reflecting mutations in the public sphere, responsive to local and global socio-economic processes, and amenable to periodic reinventions and negotiations.
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WACHSMUTH, MELODY J. "Between global and local: Roma Pentecostal Church identity in Serbia." Romani Studies 31, no. 2 (December 1, 2021): 189–209. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/rs.2021.10.
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Joel Robbins (2003) described Pentecostalism as both continuous, taking into account local ontologies, and discontinuous, rupturing against certain social structures or epistemologies. He refers to this as Pentecostalism’s double paradox. In this framework, Pentecostalism is local in that it often addresses the questions and issues emerging from a particular context. However, there is also a global Pentecostal identity which is reinforced through conferences, mission partnerships, shared music, and sermons. Roma Pentecostals in Southeastern Europe are also in the process of negotiating their Pentecostal identity. On the one hand, Pentecostalism is the dominant form of Christianity spreading among the Roma in Serbia because of its flexible ecclesiology, its openness to miraculous signs and wonders, its non-hierarchical structure, and its emotive personality. On the other hand, there is a rising number of mission agencies and Western missionaries working with Roma churches. Roma leaders are often negotiating what to accept and what to reject in terms of Christian theology and praxis, teaching, and programs and activities. Thus, the Pentecostal identity of their churches is being shaped in response to their own local questions and needs but also in response to the partnership from others, both through good experiences and negative ones. This paper will explore this church identity negotiation, looking at two case studies of Roma churches in Serbia. First, this paper will establish the wider conversation in Pentecostal studies regarding the relationship between inculturation and globalization. Next, this paper will analyse some of the factors of the decisionmaking process regarding how Roma leaders decide what to accept and what to reject in terms of outside influences. This analysis will bring to the foreground the operating cultural and religious values and how that contributes to the dialectical process of Pentecostal identity.
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Hura, Vitalii. "MODERN UKRAINIAN PENTECOSTAL THEOLOGY: FROM HISTORY OF DEVELOPMENT TO CONTENT OF RESEARCHES." Skhid 1, no. 1 (March 5, 2021): 61–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.21847/1728-9343.2021.1(1).225329.
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The article reflects the main historical stages of the formation of Ukrainian Pentecostal theology over the past thirty years: from the “birth” of the first church schools to the defense dissertations of doctoral level. Author has presented connection between post-soviet Pentecostal dogmatic system with evangelical traditional of dispensationalism and literal hermeneutic method in study of the Bible. Obviously, that Pentecostal Churches were strongly influenced through the Baptist Bible Courses in Moscow, because many Pentecostal leaders completed them. The author demonstrated the role of Bible Seminaries founded in independent Ukraine by western missioners of leading church`s unions, like the Assembly of God and the Church of God. The article identifies two models of the Pentecostal education (“church” and “academic” approaches) that address to the different needs of church society. “Church” type of theological education tries to teach important topics connected with applied questions of church ministry. However, this approach has a weak side hidden in methodology of research. As a result, not all research papers completed by graduates of the church-oriented school are interesting for Ukrainian scientific society. For control of quality in Ukrainian theological schools, EAAA was founded. Another direction of the development of the Ukrainian pentecostal theological model thinking is the “academic model” of theological education, that today develops in cooperation with state institutions. Through the analysis of the topics of defended dissertations, the author identifies key trends in the development of the Ukrainian Pentecostal movement. Among key topics, there is introspective research of the own roots, reasons of spreading alternative church movement in USSR, and its place on the World religious map. Like prognostic conclusion of all the text, the author identified several topics that may be interesting for Western academic partners, like “theology of Maidan”, “Church peaceful strategies for East of Ukraine” and “Ecological theology in light of Chernobyl’s tragedy”.
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Frost, Michael J. "Pentecostal Experience and the Affirmation of Ethnic Identity." PNEUMA 39, no. 3 (2017): 295–317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03903017.
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The purpose of this article is to examine the work of the Spirit in the book of Acts in relation to pentecostal experience and cultural identity among Māori in New Zealand. It discusses the many tongues of Pentecost as symbolic of the Spirit’s affirmation of ethno-linguistic diversity and explores the story of Gentile inclusion in Acts 10, where this inclusion must be worked out in the face of ethnic division. This discussion is brought to bear on the context of Māori and pentecostal church communities in New Zealand. Given the ongoing disruption of ethnic and cultural identity for Māori, this article draws on a series of interviews with Māori pentecostal church leaders, demonstrating connections between experiences of the Spirit and divine affirmation of cultural identity. Finally, these observations are discussed in relation to the work of the Spirit and the issue of ethnic identity in both Acts 2 and Acts 10.
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Nadar, Sarojini. "On Being the Pentecostal Church." Ecumenical Review 56, no. 3 (July 2004): 354–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6623.2004.tb00521.x.
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Menzies, Robert. "Acts 2.17-21: A Paradigm for Pentecostal Mission." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 17, no. 2 (2008): 200–218. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552508x377493.
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AbstractAccording to Menzies, a careful analysis of Acts 2:17-21 reveals that Luke has modified the Joel quotation in three significant ways, and that each modification serves to highlight an important aspect of the mission of the church. The church's mission is to be characterized by visions and divine guidance, bold witness in the face of intense opposition, and signs and wonders. These three themes run throughout the narrative of Acts, and Luke anticipates that they will continue to mark the life of the church in 'these last days'. Luke's narrative, then, is much more than a nostalgic review of how it all began. Although Luke is concerned to stress the reliability of the apostolic witness, his purposes go beyond this. Luke presents the missionary praxis of the early church as a model that is relevant for His church and ours.
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Cross, Terry. "A response to Clark Pinnock’s ‘Church in the Power of the Holy Spirit’." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 14, no. 2 (2006): 175–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0966736906062130.
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AbstractClark Pinnock provides a rich resource to consider various constructive aspects of ecclesiology for Pentecostals. In response to his address, this article attempts to construct a rough sketch of one possible ecclesiology, focusing on the nature of the church from a Trinitarian Pentecostal perspective as a people of God’s presence and power. It investigates the idea of ‘power ecclesiology’ that was raised by Pinnock. It concludes by examining the challenges of appropriate structures in the church and the predominant problem of individualism in North American culture.
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Isiko, Alexander Paul. "Religious Conflict among Pentecostal Churches in Uganda." Technium Social Sciences Journal 14 (November 23, 2020): 616–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v14i1.2089.
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Extensive research has been done on Pentecostal churches over the past years. Several studies have focused on their history and robust growth, some on their economic and developmental ethos, while others have focused on their theological stances, and growing political influence in society. Amidst these kinds of studies, is the need to address the overt challenge posed by religious conflict among Pentecostal churches. Whereas there is growing scholarly interest in religious conflict among Christian churches, this has been narrowed to intra-church conflict. However, studies on inter-church conflict, between separate Pentecostal churches, that are independent of each other, are rare. Yet inter-church feuds and conflicts among Pentecostal churches in Uganda occupy a significant part of public space and discourses. Through analysis of both print and electronic media reports and engagement with twenty key informant interviewees, this article sought to establish and analyse the nature, manifestations and root causes of inter-church conflict between Pentecostal churches in Uganda. The study established that Pentecostal pastors are not only the major protagonists of inter-church conflicts but also act as collective agents for the churches in conflict. The study further established that religious conflicts among Pentecostal churches are caused by different ideological inclinations, theological differences notwithstanding, but mainly by the desire to dominate the religious market and by power struggle dynamics within the religious leadership. This tension has a particular impact on society given pastors’ visibility, access to media and their public action in the Ugandan context.
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Johnson, Alan. "Apostolic Function and Mission." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 17, no. 2 (2008): 256–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552508x377510.
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AbstractJohnson argues that Pentecostals are no longer clear in their understanding of mission. He suggests that the shift in thinking about mission from pioneer evangelism and church planting to a supportive role among already existing church movements has come in part because of the great success of Pentecostal mission. The lack of a theology of success coupled with an emphasis on responsive peoples has hindered the ability of Pentecostals to see the resistant and those most separated from the gospel. Johnson advocates we revisit a theme important to early Pentecostals who saw themselves as part of a restoration of apostolic power and practice. He conceptualizes this in the notion of 'apostolic function' by which he means a focus on the apostolic task of preaching the Gospel where it has not been heard, planting the church where it does not exist, and leading people to the obedience of faith.
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Studebaker, Steven. "The Pathos of Theology as a Pneumatological Derivative or a Poiemata of the Spirit? A Review Essay of Reinhard Hütter's Pneumatological and Ecclesiological Vision of Theology." Pneuma 32, no. 2 (2010): 269–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007410x509155.
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AbstractReinhard Hütter is a leading theologian who has made important contributions to ecclesiology, pneumatology, and Christian rationality, but his most fundamental one is to the nature of theology and theological method. What makes his work of particular interest to Pentecostals is its attempt to give theology a pneumatological and ecclesiological ground. He suggests that the pathos of theology is doctrina and core church practices; theology receives its character and content from church doctrine and practices. Although successful in respect to his ecclesiological program, his proposal does not give theology a direct pneumatological ground and pathos. Nevertheless, his notion that theology receives its pathos from church doctrine and practices can be adapted to suggest a pneumatological pathos of Christian experience and theology. The result is a proposal that the Holy Spirit conditions the pathos of Christian experience and theology, which provides a theological and explicitly a pneumatological pathos not only for Pentecostal experience and theology but also for the role of Pentecostal experience in developing a uniquely "orthopathic" ecumenical contribution to Christian theology.
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Andersen, Nicole, and Scott London. "South Africa's Newest "Jews": The Moemedi Pentecostal Church and the Construction of Jewish Identity." Nova Religio 13, no. 1 (August 1, 2009): 92–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nr.2009.13.1.92.
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This article examines the Moemedi Pentecostal Church, a small, recently established group outside of Johannesburg, South Africa. Based on ethnographic fieldwork, it reviews the origins and theology of the church with particular emphasis on members' assertion of Jewish identity. The Moemedi Pentecostal Church (MPC) emphasizes the Old Testament and biblical Jews in a manner common to many Zionist churches in Africa. While it is common among Zionist churches for congregants to believe they are God's "new chosen people," MPC members take the additional step toward self-identification as Jews, even while claiming no historical Jewish identity. The Moemedi Pentecostal Church broke off from the International Pentecostal Church (IPC) after its founder, Frederick Modise, died in 1998. While continuing to embrace Modise's teachings, members of the new group eschew the divine messianic qualities many in the IPC attribute to him. The result is a complex blend of Zionist and Jewish elements in the MPC. This article suggests that the claim to be Jewish made by the members of the Moemedi Pentecostal Church is related to their assertion that they have a true understanding of Moemedi's function as a human messiah, as opposed to the divinity attributed to Moemedi by members of the IPC.
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Ware, Frederick L. "Neo-Pentecostal Spirituality and Theology of Creativity in the Work of Barbara A. Holmes." Pneuma 35, no. 1 (2013): 75–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700747-12341267.
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Abstract The works of black Pentecostal scholars who are members of classical Pentecostal denominations are well recognized. Less is known, however, about the work of black Pentecostal scholars from denominations rooted in different historical movements. One such Pentecostal scholar worthy of recognition is Barbara A. Holmes. While she self-identifies as Pentecostal/Charismatic, she is more accurately classified as neo-Pentecostal. The story of her spiritual journey reveals the complex routes and profound contributions of Pentecostalism toward the Charismatic movement in historic denominations like the United Church of Christ/Disciples of Christ Church. The influence of Pentecostalism on Holmes’s scholarship is most evident in her focus on spirituality and quest for a theology of creativity.
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Muyuni, Audrey, and Austin M. Cheyeka. "Youth Conversion from Mainstream to Pentecostal Churches: A Case of Selected Churches in Matero and Emmasdale Townships in Lusaka District." Journal of Law and Social Sciences 4, no. 2 (June 30, 2020): 14–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.53974/unza.jlss.4.2.468.
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The study sought to investigate the reasons that led to youth conversion from mainstream to Pentecostal churches in Emmasdale and in the neighbourhood of Matero. The study was guided by Horton’s intellectualist theory of conversion in Africa. It used a case study design. The method of data collection included semi-structured interviews, focus group discussions and questionnaire. Findings of the study were that, there was automatic conversion taking place among the youths in mainstream churches to Pentecostalism. This was evident in all respondents in mega Pentecostal Church who had a mainstream background. Church leaders in mainstream churches were aware of youth converting to Pentecostal churches by accepting back the youths who had converted to a Pentecostal Church but had later made up their minds to go back. The study further revealed that non-Pentecostal parents supported and encouraged their children who converted to a mega Pentecostal Church owing to incentives such as; scholarships, employment and supportive programmes provided to their children. The study recommends that: sermon presentation should be revised in some mainstream churches. Explaining scriptures should not be exegetical only but linking scriptures to real life struggles of the youth. The church leaders in mainstream churches must formulate programmes that are more practical and youth oriented like charismatic prayer service, provision of scholarship, employment and positions of responsibilities through different ministries within the mainstream churches. Non-Pentecostal parents should not be too sceptical about children who associate themselves with Pentecostalism but encourage them to genuinely convert to this brand of Christianity.
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Togarasei, Lovemore. "Modern Pentecostalism as an Urban Phenomenon: The Case of the Family of God Church in Zimbabwe." Exchange 34, no. 4 (2005): 349–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254305774851484.
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AbstractThe past twenty to thirty years in the history of Zimbabwean Christianity have witnessed the emergence of a new breed of Pentecostalism that tends to attract the middle and upper classes urban residents. This paper presentsfindings from a case study of one such movement, the Family of God church. It describes and analyses the origins, growth and development of this church as an urban modern Pentecostal movement. Thefirst section of the paper discusses the origins and development of the church focusing on the life of the founder. The second section focuses on the teaching and practices of the church. The church's doctrines and practices are here analysed tofind out the extent to which these have been influenced by the socio-political and economic challenges in the urban areas. The paper concludes that the modern Pentecostal movement is meant to address urban needs.
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Grant, Andrea Mariko. "Public Religion after Genocide." Comparative Studies of South Asia, Africa and the Middle East 41, no. 2 (August 1, 2021): 194–204. http://dx.doi.org/10.1215/1089201x-9127076.
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Abstract This article explores Pentecostal sounds and voice in postgenocide Rwanda. It centers on the question of why gospel singers were criticized for crossing over into “secular” music after beginning their careers in the church. Joining scholarship that examines the relationship between media and religion, it suggests that in Rwanda debates about the kind of music Pentecostal artists should perform must be contextualized in relation to (1) a Pentecostal “theology of sound,” or the belief that particular music and sound practices bring individuals closer to God; and (2) changes within Rwanda's postgenocide media landscape. The liberalization of the media in 2002, coupled with advances in recording technology, created new possibilities for Pentecostals to become individual “gospel stars,” as opposed to choir members, in ways that they had been unable to before, prompting debates about the nature of the postgenocide Pentecostal voice itself. These debates are considered alongside Pentecostal radio, and within a wider context in which the Rwandan government has become increasingly concerned with policing “noise pollution.” Paying closer attention to the materialities of sound and voice helps us trace the specific ways in which Pentecostalism attempts to “go public” and the kind of public it calls into being.
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Del Colle, Ralph. "Catholic vs. Pentecostal Missiologies." Missiology: An International Review 35, no. 3 (July 2007): 337–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182960703500307.
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The Catholic Church and Classical Pentecostalism have been in official ecumenical dialogue for several decades. Although their differing sense of mission has often been the source of conflict, a more fruitful dialogue on mission may be advanced by a conscious Catholic reception of the pneumatological significance of Pentecostal Spirit baptism. After exploring Pentecostal mission statements and recent Pentecostal missiologies, points of convergence are identified from a Catholic perspective in recent magisterial statements on mission. By acknowledgement of the “sign” value of the Pentecostal movement, the Catholic Church is called to a greater fidelity to mission in the power of the Spirit.
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Widjaja, Fransiskus Irwan, Harls Evan R. Siahaan, and Nathanael Octavianus. "Partisipasi Sosial-Politik sebagai Praktik Hospitalitas Kaum Pentakostal." DUNAMIS: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani 6, no. 1 (October 31, 2021): 378–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.30648/dun.v6i1.633.
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Abstract. The involvement of the church in social life outside the church is something that continues to struggle from time to time; the church, on the one hand, felt compelled to be involved in all aspects of life; on the other, it felt sufficient to focus on the spiritual dimension of life. Meanwhile, participation in the social domain is often articulated with religious mission activities that wish to win souls and increase the number of church members. This article aimed to present a theological reflection framework on hospitality in a Pentecostal perspective, as a spirituality that drives the participatory philosophy of Pentecostals in the public sphere, both socially and politically. The method used is descriptive analysis, with a literature study approach. The result is that the hospitality attitude of the early church in the Acts constructs a Pentecostal reflection of the participation of Pentecostals in the public sphere.Abstrak. Keterlibatan gereja dalam kehidupan sosial di luar gereja merupakan hal yang terus mengalami pergumulan dari waktu ke waktu; gereja di satu sisi merasa harus terlibat dalam seluruh aspek kehidupan, di sisi lain merasa cukup untuk memfokuskan pada dimensi kehidupan rohani. Sementara itu, partisipasi pada domain sosial tidak jarang diartikulasikan dengan kegiatan misi gerejawi yang ingin memenangkan jiwa dan menambahkan jumlah anggota gereja. Artikel ini bertujuan menyajikan sebuah kerangka refleksi teologis tentang hospitalitas dalam perspektif Pentakostal, sebagai spirtualitas yang menggerakkan sikap partisipatif kaum Pentakostal pada ruang publik, baik secara sosial dan politik. Metode yang digunakan adalah analisis deskriptif, dengan pendekatan studi literatur. Hasilnya, sikap hospitalitas jemaat mula-mula pada narasi Kisah Para Rasul mengonstruksi sebuah perenungan Pentakostal mengenai partisipasi kaum Pentakostal pada ruang publik.
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Prior, John Mansford. "The Challenge of the Pentecostals in Asia Part One: Pentecostal Movements in Asia." Exchange 36, no. 1 (2007): 6–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157254307x159399.
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AbstractIntroduction by the Managing Editor: John Mansford Prior SVD wrote an essay for the Asian Convention of the Pontifical Council for Culture planned for Jogyakarta, Indonesia, in June 12-17, 2006. The essay starts with a survey of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements in five Asian countries. Subsequently Prior reviews a growing awareness of 'sects and new religious movements' in church documents. Then he looks at how social science understands the 'rise of the sects' before he takes up the pastoral challenge to link the dynamism of Pentecostal/charismatic movements with the social conscience of basic ecclesial communities. The editing board of Exchange was impressed by the content of the essay and considered it to be of great importance to the readership of the journal. However, the essay was too long to be published in one issue. Therefore it is decided to divide it into parts. The first part gives the overview of Pentecostal and charismatic movements in Asia and the second part deals with the reaction of the Asian mainline churches, in particular the Roman Catholic Church. Part two will be published in the next issue.
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Clarke, Clifton. "Old Wine and New Wine Skins: West Indian and the New West African Pentecostal Churches in Britain and the Challenge of Renewal." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 19, no. 1 (2010): 143–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/174552510x489937.
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AbstractThis article is about the black Pentecostal churches of West Indian and West African origin in the Britain. It explores the challenges and opportunities for renewal and reappropriation that confront transmigration black Pentecostal churches beyond the first and second generation. It looks at the older West Indian Pentecostal churches (New Testament Church of God) and the new West African churches (Redeemed Christian Church of God) and asks, what are the lessons of continuity and renewal that they can mutually teach each other at a time of steady decline of traditional black Pentecostalism and the rise of a new West African Pentecostal brand? It places black Pentecostal movements in Britain within the broader global Pentecostal movement and argues against fragmented identities and historiographies which mitigate against mutual learning and shared experience.
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Adedibu, Babatunde Aderemi. "Nigerian Pentecostal Megachurches and Development: A Diaconal Analysis of the Redeemed Christian Church of God." Religions 14, no. 1 (January 4, 2023): 70. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rel14010070.
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The Nigerian social, public, political and religious landscapes have changed significantly over time with the emergence and proliferation of Pentecostal megachurches. The majority of these churches are structured and characterized with a peculiar missional focus, ritual, religious and ecclesiastical distinctiveness. Many of these Pentecostal megachurches have been criticized for their economic motivations, exploitation and commercialization of the Christian faith. However, Nigerian megachurches are ‘Progressive Pentecostals’ on the basis of their sustained commitment to diaconal services towards the development of their communities. Divergent views have emerged over time in relation to the nexus between religion and development. This study argues that religion is one of the motors of development in Africa; this challenges the Western secular framework of development. Hence, the study examines development from below, using the diaconal services of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), a Pentecostal megachurch that illustrates the importance of faith-based organizations’ roles in development. A descriptive research method is employed in the study with social capital theory and pneuma-diaconal mission theory to examine the concept of development from below. This study concludes that faith-based organizations such as the RCCG‘s social responsiveness contributes to the overall development of its various communities.
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Alava, Henni, and Alessandro Gusman. "Purity rules in Pentecostal Uganda." Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 46, no. 3 (November 21, 2022): 52–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.30676/jfas.115525.
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Rules concerning romantic relationships and sex—what we term ‘purity rules’—are central to Pentecostalism in Uganda. In public church arenas, the born-again variant of the rules laid down during Uganda’s ‘ABC’ response to HIV/AIDS — ‘abstain till marriage and be faithful once you marry’—are presented as clear and non-negotiable. Yet in church members’ lives, and in their conversations with each other or in small church groups, space is often created for interpretation and deliberation about the officially strict rules. In this article, we use ethnographic material from fieldwork in urban Pentecostal churches in Uganda to describe how rules work on people, and people work on rules. We describe this process of relational ‘rulework’ as taking place at the nexus of an individual’s relationship to the church, to small groups at the church, and to God. The dynamics of rulework become particularly evident at occasions where rules are transgressed, or where the nature of the rules—and thus of possible transgression—is questioned. Three central axes of rulework can be identified: first, the (claimed) transgressor’s position in church hierarchy; second, the level of publicity at which their transgression is made known to others; and third, their relationship to God. Approaching rules as objects of anthropological analysis foregrounds how what Morgan Clarke (2015) has called the ‘ruliness’ of religious traditions, and what we describe as the messiness of religious adherents’ lives, exist in parallel with each other. Where ‘ruliness’ and ‘messiness’ interact is where rulework takes place and where it can most productively be ethnographically observed. Keywords: Morality, ethics, religion, sex, transgression
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Nel, Marius. "Pentecostal Canon of the Bible?" Journal of Pentecostal Theology 29, no. 1 (February 17, 2020): 1–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02901001.
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Classical Pentecostalism is traditionally regarded as a restorationist movement that justified its origins and explained its new practices as a continuation of the early church, as a work of the Spirit. For that reason, the gifts of the Spirit (charismata) were purportedly restored to the twentieth-century Pentecostal movement. Early Pentecostalism also claimed that they followed the early church in its hermeneutical prerogatives of reading the Bible through the lens of their charismatic practices. The article poses the question whether Pentecostalism in its restorationist urge should not reconsider its canon, since it differs from the Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible used by the early church, to include the books found in the Septuagint, the translation used by early non-Jewish Christians. It suggests that Pentecostals reconsider their biblical canon in the light of their restorationist urge rather than groundlessly following the Protestant canon as their predecessors did by using the Apocrypha as deuterocanonical, implying that it is accepted for personal and ecclesial edification but not for judging the genuineness of gifts that come from the Spirit and those that do not (1 Cor. 12.10) and establishing the authority of ecclesiastical doctrines.
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Karkkainen, Veli-Matti. "Church as Charismatic Fellowship: Ecclesiological Reflections from The pentecostal-Roman Catholic Dialogue." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 9, no. 1 (2001): 100–121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-00901006.
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Pentecostal ecclesiology, a lived charismatic experience rather than discursive theology, naturally leans toward the charismatic structure of the church and free flow of the Spirit. In dialogue with the Roman Catholic church, Pentecostal ecclesiologv has been challenged to develop a more nuanced understanding of the relationship between the Spirit, institution, and Koinonia. As charismatic fellowship, the church is a communion of participating, empowered believers.
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Gustavsson, David M. "Dr. Harry Lindblom: Swedish Evangelical Free Churchman and Co-laborer with Pentecostal Churchman Lewi Pethrus, 1924-1939." Theofilos 13, no. 1/2 (February 28, 2021): 51–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.48032/theo/13/1/6.
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Harry Lindblom of Chicago worked alongside Lewi Pethrus of Stockholm on both sides of the Atlantic and became Pethrus’s preferred interpreter. But who was Harry Lindblom, and how did he become a trusted colleague of Pethrus? In addition to examining Lindblom’s life and ministry with the Evangelical Free Church of America (EFCA), this study highlights his collaboration with Pethrus, including the American’s role as the interpreter of the first European Pentecostal Conference, held in 1939. Together Lindblom and Pethrus strengthened ties between Pentecostals in Sweden and Swedish Pentecostals and evangelicals in America.
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Nel, Marius. "Pentecostal Hermeneutical Considerations about Women in Ministry." Studia Historiae Ecclesiasticae 43, no. 1 (August 17, 2017): 122–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.25159/2412-4265/2126.
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At first, the Pentecostal movement made no distinction between genders in the ministry. Anyone anointed by the Spirit was allowed to minister, whether to pray for the sick, testify about an encounter with God, preach or teach. The emphasis was not on the person of the one ministering, but on the Spirit equipping and empowering the person. Due to Pentecostals’ upward mobility and alliance with evangelicals in order to receive the approval of the society and government since the 1940s, women’s contribution to the ministry faded until in the 1970s some Pentecostals with an academic background started debating about Pentecostal hermeneutics; questioning also the omission of women from ministry. Although many Pentecostals still read the Bible in a fundamentalist manner, the article proposes a hermeneutical strategy—in accordance with the way early Pentecostals interpreted the Bible—that moves from the experience with the Spirit to the Bible, allowing one to experience the confusion and conflict necessarily associated with contradictory statements found in the Bible about issues such as women in the ministry. While the author agrees it is important that discrimination against women in the church should cease, the purpose of the article is not primarily to discuss this discrimination; it is rather to show how a movement’s hermeneutical viewpoint and considerations can cause the movement to change its stance about an important issue such as women in ministry.
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Booker, Queen. "Congregational Music in a Pentecostal Church." Black Perspective in Music 16, no. 1 (1988): 30. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1215125.
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Young-Gi, Hong. "CHURCH AND MISSION: A PENTECOSTAL PERSPECTIVE." International Review of Mission 90, no. 358 (July 2001): 289–308. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1758-6631.2001.tb00295.x.
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Chan, Simon. "Mother Church: Toward a Pentecostal Ecclesiology." Pneuma 22, no. 1 (2000): 177–208. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/157007400x00123.
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Quayesi-Amakye, Joseph. "The ‘Evasive’ Spirit of Pentecostalism." Journal of Pentecostal Theology 24, no. 1 (March 28, 2015): 92–116. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/17455251-02401009.
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The paper discusses the contribution of Peter Newman Anim to the development of Ghanaian indigenous Pentecostalism. It examines the theological implications of Anim’s spiritual experience and the subsequent outpouring of the Spirit upon his organisation against the backdrop of the debate surrounding Spirit baptism. The Pentecostal doctrine of Spirit baptism has generated lots of debate between Evangelicals and Pentecostals. While the one contends that the baptism is a once for all time conversion-initiative experience for the Church universal, the other thinks otherwise. This paper takes up the debate from a Ghanaian Pentecostal stable by appealing to the first pneumatic experience that occurred in a secluded village that ignited the Pentecostal fire nationally. This phenomenon occurred outside the expectant Anim’s group, thus raising incisive theological questions concerning the plausible context and condition for Spirit baptism. By means of historical analysis, critical examination, and practical illustration the paper attempts to evaluate the various positions on Spirit baptism.