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| pentecostal experience: Spirit and Power William W. Menzies, Robert P. Menzies, 2000 This book is a fresh, scholarly, and definitive look at what Pentecostals believe and why. |
| pentecostal experience: A Theology of the Holy Spirit Frederick Dale Bruner, 1997-12-03 Bruner has been both thorough and fair, and has written a book that combines scholarly research with constructive commentary on the life and mission of the contemporary Church. |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecostal Experience Peter D. Neumann, 2012-08-22 Pentecostals are known for an experiential spirituality that emphasizes immediate encounters with God through the Holy Spirit. But how should such experience be understood? Is it, in fact, quite so immediate? Neumann argues that Pentecostal experience of God is mediated by the Spirit's work through Scripture, the Christian tradition, and the broader cultural context. Using the work of three contemporary Pentecostal theologians--Frank D. Macchia, Simon K. H. Chan, and Amos Yong--the book demonstrates that a mediated view of experience of God is forging a more mature Pentecostal theology. As further evidence of this maturation, Neumann engages these Pentecostal theologians in ecumenical dialogue with leading representatives from Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecostal Experience Peter D. Neumann, 2012-08-22 Pentecostals are known for an experiential spirituality that emphasizes immediate encounters with God through the Holy Spirit. But how should such experience be understood? Is it, in fact, quite so immediate? Neumann argues that Pentecostal experience of God is mediated by the Spirit's work through Scripture, the Christian tradition, and the broader cultural context. Using the work of three contemporary Pentecostal theologians--Frank D. Macchia, Simon K. H. Chan, and Amos Yong--the book demonstrates that a mediated view of experience of God is forging a more mature Pentecostal theology. As further evidence of this maturation, Neumann engages these Pentecostal theologians in ecumenical dialogue with leading representatives from Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestant traditions. |
| pentecostal experience: Saints in Exile Cheryl J. Sanders, 1999-03-25 Saints in Exile studies, from an insider's perspective, the worship practices and social ethics of the African American family of Holiness, Pentecostal, and Apostolic churches known collectively as the Sanctified Church. Cheryl Sanders identifies the theme of exile, both as an idea and an experience, as the key to understanding the dialectical nature of African American religious and intellectual life, that W.E.B. Du Bois called double-conscious. Sanders's saints in exile are a people who see themselves as in the world but not of it; their marginalized status is both self-imposed and involuntary, a consequence of racism, sexism and other forms of elitism. When joined with the biblical tropes of homecoming and reconciliation, the concept of exile serves as a vital vantage point from which to identify, critique, and remedy the continued alienation of blacks, women, and the poor in the United States. Sanders's interpretive approach clarifies many paradoxical features of black existence, especially the peculiar interplay of the sacred and the secular in African American song, speech, and dance. She particularly scrutinizes gospel music, a product of the Sanctified worship tradition that has had a significant influence on popular culture. Saints in Exile goes further than any previous study in illuminating the African American experience; it will be welcomed by scholars and students of American religion, African American studies, and American History. |
| pentecostal experience: The Canadian Pentecostal Experience , 2024-10-02 The Canadian Pentecostal Experience includes eighteen essays organized into three themes: 1) Historiography and Early Canadian Pentecostalism; 2) Theological Practices and Processes; and 3) Social and Cultural Change. This collection makes a significant contribution to the growing literature of global Pentecostal scholarship. The works are important for the Canadian context but as the editors argue in the Introduction, Canadian Pentecostalism is “glocal” (shaped by both local and global realities). This collection will interest readers drawn from the wider field of religious studies and global Pentecostalism to initiate conversations about how Pentecostalism evolves in both its local and global expressions. |
| pentecostal experience: Spirit Baptism David Perry, 2017-07-31 The Pentecostal experience of Spirit baptism remains an important topic of discussion more than a century after the inception of the Pentecostal movement. In Spirit Baptism: The Pentecostal Experience in Theological Focus David Perry moves beyond traditional debates by focusing on the meaning and function of the experience within the Pentecostal community. Grounded in the Pentecostal experience itself, he explores the meaning of the experience in terms of its cognitive, effective, constitutive and communicative function. He demonstrates the enduring value of the experience of Spirit baptism to the Pentecostal community and emphasises what is centrally important – a powerful and transformative encounter with the Holy Spirit. |
| pentecostal experience: People of the Spirit Gary B. McGee, Charles Self, 2014-07-29 Who were the men and women who laid the foundation of The General Council of the Assemblies of God? They were ordinary people, many with little or no ministry experience or formal training, yet they were the raw material God used in the modern Pentecostal movement. Shaped by the Holy Spirit, they became His instruments of vision and revival--from generation to generation. Their journey is a foundation we can build on.Ideal for classroom use or personal reading, this updated version includes updated bios; new material covering the timeframe since the original writing of the book in 2000; and fresh design for easy reading.Pick up where this book ends and your faith will be strengthened as you live the history that has changed the world. |
| pentecostal experience: Evangelical, Sacramental, and Pentecostal Gordon T. Smith, 2017-03-21 Christians tend to divide into three camps: evangelical, sacramental, and pentecostal. But must we choose between them? Drawing on the New Testament, Christian history, and years of experience in Christian ministry, Gordon T. Smith argues that the church not only can be all three, but in fact must be all three in order to truly be the church. |
| pentecostal experience: Christ-Centered Robert P. Menzies, 2020-10-05 Pentecostals are often portrayed as emotional people who are driven largely by experience. In Christ-Centered, Menzies argues that this caricature misses the fact that Pentecostals are fundamentally people of the book. Although Pentecostals encourage spiritual experience, they do so with a constant eye to Scripture. The Bible, and particularly the book of Acts, fosters and shapes pentecostal experience. Additionally, Pentecostals are defined by their emphasis on a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. At its heart, the pentecostal movement is not Spirit-centered, but rather Christ-centered. The work of the Spirit, as Pentecostals understand it, centers on exalting and bearing witness to the Lordship of Christ. Menzies develops these themes by examining the origins, biblical foundations, and missional orientation of the modern pentecostal movement. He concludes that, in spite of contradictory messages from some in fundamentalist pews and the pentecostal academy, Pentecostals are and have always been solidly evangelical. |
| pentecostal experience: Holy Bible (NIV) Various Authors,, 2008-09-02 The NIV is the world's best-selling modern translation, with over 150 million copies in print since its first full publication in 1978. This highly accurate and smooth-reading version of the Bible in modern English has the largest library of printed and electronic support material of any modern translation. |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecost Robert Menzies, 2013 Robert Menzies, writing in the lucid, moderate style for which he is well known, skillfully explains Pentecostal theology. His answer for the uncertain and the confused is a skillful melding of sound hermeneutics, solid exegesis, and heartfelt testimony. Pentecost demonstrates that the Pentecostal experience is by far the best twenty-first-century expression of Luke's distinctive vision of the Spirit-baptized church in mission. This book is a heartfelt invitation for all Christians to be open to a new filling of the Holy Spirit of Jesus so He can continue to do immeasurably more for and through mere human beings than any of us can ask or even imagine! |
| pentecostal experience: Rites in the Spirit Daniel E. Albrecht, 1999-12-01 Rites in the Spirit is a book about spirituality, ritual, and Pentecostal experience. The volume presents a careful and innovative study of Pentecostal practices and experiences. Focusing on the very important, but often intriguing worship rites that express the spirituality of Pentecostals, Albrecht discovers that these Pentecostal/charismatic rites and their attending sensibilities also function to shape, nurture, authenticate and even transform the spiritual lives of these Christians. Rites in the Spirit seeks to guide Pentecostals, and the charismatically-inclined, toward self-interpretation and a more nuanced conception of, and a deeper appreciation for, their Pentecostal experience. The volume also aims to make a sometimes exotic spirituality more accessible and understandable to those who have had limited contact with Pentecostal/charismatic forms and expressions. |
| pentecostal experience: Blackpentecostal Breath Ashon T. Crawley, 2016-10-03 In this profoundly innovative book, Ashon T. Crawley engages a wide range of critical paradigms from black studies, queer theory, and sound studies to theology, continental philosophy, and performance studies to theorize the ways in which alternative or “otherwise” modes of existence can serve as disruptions against the marginalization of and violence against minoritarian lifeworlds and possibilities for flourishing. Examining the whooping, shouting, noise-making, and speaking in tongues of Black Pentecostalism—a multi-racial, multi-class, multi-national Christian sect with one strand of its modern genesis in 1906 Los Angeles—Blackpentecostal Breath reveals how these aesthetic practices allow for the emergence of alternative modes of social organization. As Crawley deftly reveals, these choreographic, sonic, and visual practices and the sensual experiences they create are not only important for imagining what Crawley identifies as “otherwise worlds of possibility,” they also yield a general hermeneutics, a methodology for reading culture in an era when such expressions are increasingly under siege. |
| pentecostal experience: "Pentecost in My Soul" Edith L. Blumhofer, Edith Waldvogel Blumhofer, 1989 |
| pentecostal experience: The Real Christian Simon Peter Jacobs, 1899 |
| pentecostal experience: The Holy Spirit in the New Testament William A. Simmons, 2021-10-26 With an ever-increasing number of Christians worldwide self-identifying as Pentecostal or charismatic, the church needs a Spirit-centered interpretation of Scripture informed by a Pentecostal lens. In this accessible New Testament introduction, each chapter explores the presence of the Spirit in a biblical book, then offers devotional applications to help readers respond to the text. |
| pentecostal experience: Growing Up Pentecostal J. Stephen Conn, 2006-03 Growing up Pentecostalis the true confession of an ultimate insider among Pentecostal preacher's kids. Only a person with J. Stephen Conn's unique background could tell a story. It is insightful, at times uproariously funny, and told with the sensitivity of a true believer. Stephen grew up as the third of twelve children, in the home of one of America's most prominent Pentecostal ministers. This is a tale of his childood antics and his spiritual odyssey. He gives a disarmingly honest account of his struggle to come to terms with his own calling as he traveled throughout America as a teenage preacher. This is an extraordinary and entertaining story of the Pentecostal/Holiness movement during the mid-twentieth century. It gives a rare insight - a human face - to what has been the fastest growing branch of the Christian religion for the past one hundred years.-- |
| pentecostal experience: Steps and Studies George Bacheler Peck (Jr.), 1890 |
| pentecostal experience: The American Friend , 1913 |
| pentecostal experience: From Passover to Pentecost Joseph Hillery King, 1914 |
| pentecostal experience: The Holy Spirit in Faith and Experience Arthur Lewis Humphries, 1917 |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecostal Healing Kimberly Ervin Alexander, 2006 Tracing the influence of the nineteenth-century healing movement and employing an inductive method in her examination of early Pentecostal periodical literature, Kimberley Alexander provides the most comprehensive investigation of this subject to date. Through the voices of those on the margins, the reader is exposed to the thinking of early Pentecostals on such issues as the origins of illness, healing provided in the atonement, signs following believers, means of healing, and the roles of faith and the Holy Spirit. Drawing on this analysis, the author constructs two distinct models of healing theology. The concluding theological reflection makes clear the implications for Pentecostal soteriology, pneumatology and ecclesiology. Early Pentecostalism can no longer be viewed in a monolithic fashion, and earlier studies which have tended to do so will require revision in appreciation of the two distinct streams within the movement described here.--BOOK JACKET. |
| pentecostal experience: Christian Peoples of the Spirit Stanley M. Burgess, 2011-07-25 Among all groups in Christendom, the Pentecostal/Charismatic movement is second in size only to the Roman Catholic Church, with growth that shows no signs of abatement. Its adherents declare the Pentecostal Movement, which began at Azusa Street in 1906, to be unprecedented in Christian history since the first century of the Church in its embrace of manifestations of the Holy Spirit such as divine healing, miracles, and speaking in tongues. Yet although it may be unprecedented in size and rate of growth, Stanley M. Burgess argues that is hardly unprecedented in concept. In Christian Peoples of the Spirit, Burgess collects documentary evidence for two thousand years of individuals and groups who have evidenced Pentecostal/charismatic-like spiritual giftings, worship, and experience. The documents in this collection, bolstered by concise editorial introductions, offer the original writings of a wide variety of “peoples of the spirit,” from Tertullian and Antony of the Desert to the Shakers and Sunder Singh, as well as of their enemies or detractors. Though virtually all of the parties in this volume considered themselves Spirit-gifted, or given special qualities by God, they are in many ways as different from one another as the cultures from which they have emerged. In providing such an impressive array of voices, Burgess convincingly demonstrates that there have indeed been Spirit-filled worship and charismatic saints in all periods of church history. |
| pentecostal experience: The Survey , 1910 |
| pentecostal experience: Thinking in Tongues James K. A. Smith, 2010-06-15 The past several decades have seen a renaissance in Christian philosophy, led by the work of Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, William Alston, Eleonore Stump, and others. In the spirit of Plantinga s famous manifesto, Advice to Christian Philosophers, James K. A. Smith here offers not only advice to Pentecostal philosophers but also some Pentecostal advice to Christian philosophers. In this inaugural Pentecostal Manifestos volume Smith begins from the conviction that implicit in Pentecostal and charismatic spirituality is a tacit worldview or social imaginary. Thinking in Tongues unpacks and articulates the key elements of this Pentecostal worldview and then explores their implications for philosophical reflection on ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, language, science, and philosophy of religion. In each case, Smith demonstrates how the implicit wisdom of Pentecostal spirituality makes unique contributions to current conversations in Christian philosophy. |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecostal Healing Kimberly E. Alexander, 2019-05-21 WINNER OF THE FOUNDATION FOR PENTECOSTAL SCHOLARSHIP 2007 AWARD OF EXCELLENCE This detailed historical study of the formative years of Pentecostal healing shows with abundant examples how many early Pentecostals were grappling with questions of great importance for the Christian understanding of healing and its relationship to soteriology. This is essential reading for an understanding of the background to Pentecostal thinking and will inform theological reflection on issues associated with the healing ministry of the Christian church. |
| pentecostal experience: Pentecostal Movements as an Ecumenical Challenge Ju rgen Moltmann, Karl-Josef Kuschel, 1996 Contents, We are the Church, New Congregationalism / Harold D. Hunter; Faustino Teixeira; Miroslav Volf. -- Healing and deliverance / Cheryl Bridges Johns; Vergil Elizondo; Elisabeth Moltmann-Wendel. -- Tongues and prophecy / Frank D. Macchia; Hermann Häring; Michael Welker. --Praying in the spirit / Steven J. Land; Constantine Fouskas; David Power. -- Born again, baptism and the spirit / Juan Sepúlveda; James D. G. Dunn; Michel Quesnel. |
| pentecostal experience: Entire Sanctification Christian Wismer Ruth, 1903 |
| pentecostal experience: Island Gospel Melvin L. Butler, 2019-10-30 Pentecostals throughout Jamaica and the Jamaican diaspora use music to declare what they believe and where they stand in relation to religious and cultural outsiders. Yet the inclusion of secular music forms like ska, reggae, and dancehall complicated music's place in social and ritual practice, challenging Jamaican Pentecostals to reconcile their religious and cultural identities. Melvin Butler journeys into this crossing of boundaries and its impact on Jamaican congregations and the music they make. Using the concept of flow, Butler's ethnography evokes both the experience of Spirit-influenced performance and the transmigrations that fuel the controversial sharing of musical and ritual resources between Jamaica and the United States. Highlighting constructions of religious and cultural identity, Butler illuminates music's vital place in how the devout regulate spiritual and cultural flow while striving to maintain both the sanctity and fluidity of their evolving tradition.Insightful and original, Island Gospel tells the many stories of how music and religious experience unite to create a sense of belonging among Jamaican people of faith. |
| pentecostal experience: Jews and Samaritans Gary N. Knoppers, 2013-06-13 Winner of the R.B.Y. Scott Award from the Canadian Society of Biblical Studies Even in antiquity, writers were intrigued by the origins of the people called Samaritans, living in the region of ancient Samaria (near modern Nablus). The Samaritans practiced a religion almost identical to Judaism and shared a common set of scriptures. Yet the Samaritans and Jews had little to do with each other. In a famous New Testament passage about an encounter between Jesus and a Samaritan woman, the author writes, Jews do not share things in common with Samaritans. The Samaritans claimed to be descendants of the northern tribes of Joseph. Classical Jewish writers said, however, that they were either of foreign origin or the product of intermarriages between the few remaining northern Israelites and polytheistic foreign settlers. Some modern scholars have accepted one or the other of these ancient theories. Others have avidly debated the time and context in which the two groups split apart. Covering over a thousand years of history, this book makes an important contribution to the fields of Jewish studies, biblical studies, ancient Near Eastern studies, Samaritan studies, and early Christian history by challenging the oppositional paradigm that has traditionally characterized the historical relations between Jews and Samaritans. |
| pentecostal experience: Renewal Worship Steven Félix-Jäger, 2022-09-06 Theologian Steven Félix-Jäger offers a theology of renewal worship, including its biblical foundations, how its global nature is expressed in particular localities, and how charismatic worship shapes the community of faith. With this guidance, the whole church might better understand what it means to pray, Come, Holy Spirit! |
| pentecostal experience: The Spirit of Catholicism Karl Adam, 1929 What are the fundamental attributes of the Catholic Church? What is the source from which it has drawn vigor and life through its two thousand years of life on earth? What are the secret sources of its incredible vitality in the world today? The author answers these and many other questions about the nature and structure of the Church. He examines the essential nature of the Catholic Church from the basic premise that it was expressly founded by Christ, traces its historical development and analyzes its actual functioning through the ages. |
| pentecostal experience: Global Pentecostalism Donald E. Miller, Tetsunao Yamamori, 2007-09-03 How and why is Christianity's center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book which provides the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life, the book dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging, nuanced portrait of a major new social movement. |
| pentecostal experience: Interpretation of Tongues and Prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12-14, with a Pentecostal Hermeneutics Jeon Ahn Yongnan, 2019-05-21 Bringing “spiritual experience” into the domain of biblical hermeneutics, this book will certainly stimulate current debates within this field, among both Pentecostals and Christians of other traditions. The author also applies a Pentecostal hermeneutical methodology to Paul’s teaching on tongues and prophecy in 1 Corinthians 12–14, opening possibilities to a Pentecostal pneumatology that tends instead to focus on the Lukan narrative. Paul’s texts are reconsidered not as doctrinal or situational documents but as dynamic communication within a living community. |
| pentecostal experience: The Pentecostal Experience Britt Prince, 2nd, 1998-09 This brief 30-minute study explains the plan of salvation in clear and concise terms. (2023 edition) |
| pentecostal experience: The Experience of Christ's Real Presence in Faith Markku Antola, 1998 |
Pentecostalism - Wikipedia
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestant Christianity [1][2][3] that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through …
10 Things Christians Should Know about the Pentecostal Church
Oct 28, 2024 · Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement that emphasizes the direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit.
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Apr 25, 2025 · Pentecostalism, charismatic religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States in the 20th century and that is unique in its belief that …
What Do Pentecostal Christians Believe? - Learn Religions
Pentecostal Christians include Protestants who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit are alive, available, and experienced by modern-day Christians. Pentecostals may also be …
What is the Pentecostal Church and what do Pentecostals …
Apr 4, 2025 · Pentecostalism is a fairly modern movement within Christianity that can be traced back to the Holiness movement in the Methodist Church. A major focus of Pentecostal …
BBC - Religions - Christianity: Pentecostalism
Jul 2, 2009 · Pentecostalism is a form of Christianity that emphasises the work of the Holy Spirit and the direct experience of the presence of God by the believer. Pentecostals believe that …
What Do Pentecostal Christians Believe? - Christianity FAQ
Pentecostals emphasize baptism in the Holy Spirit as a distinct experience, evidenced by speaking in tongues. They believe in divine healing and anticipate Christ’s imminent return. …
Pentecostalism vs. Charismatic Movement: What’s the Difference?
Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement generally agree about baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and the practice of miraculous gifts. The main difference between them is …
What Is Pentecostalism? Its Origin, Groups & 7 Key Elements
Nov 1, 2023 · What does “Pentecostal” mean? The word comes from the Greek πεντηκοστή (pentekoste), which means “fiftieth.” This was how Greek-speaking Jews referred to the feast …
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
We at Pentecostal Theological Seminary are a vibrant community committed to further exploring the roots, mystery, and progression of Pentecostalism. Our professors are world-renowned …
Pentecostalism - Wikipedia
Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestant Christianity [1][2][3] that emphasizes direct personal experience of God through …
10 Things Christians Should Know about the Pentecostal Church
Oct 28, 2024 · Pentecostalism is a Protestant Charismatic Christian movement that emphasizes the direct personal experience of God through baptism with the Holy Spirit.
Pentecostalism | Definition, History, Beliefs, Speaking in Tongues ...
Apr 25, 2025 · Pentecostalism, charismatic religious movement that gave rise to a number of Protestant churches in the United States in the 20th century and that is unique in its belief that …
What Do Pentecostal Christians Believe? - Learn Religions
Pentecostal Christians include Protestants who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit are alive, available, and experienced by modern-day Christians. Pentecostals may also be …
What is the Pentecostal Church and what do Pentecostals …
Apr 4, 2025 · Pentecostalism is a fairly modern movement within Christianity that can be traced back to the Holiness movement in the Methodist Church. A major focus of Pentecostal …
BBC - Religions - Christianity: Pentecostalism
Jul 2, 2009 · Pentecostalism is a form of Christianity that emphasises the work of the Holy Spirit and the direct experience of the presence of God by the believer. Pentecostals believe that …
What Do Pentecostal Christians Believe? - Christianity FAQ
Pentecostals emphasize baptism in the Holy Spirit as a distinct experience, evidenced by speaking in tongues. They believe in divine healing and anticipate Christ’s imminent return. …
Pentecostalism vs. Charismatic Movement: What’s the …
Pentecostalism and the charismatic movement generally agree about baptism in the Holy Spirit, speaking in tongues, and the practice of miraculous gifts. The main difference between them is …
What Is Pentecostalism? Its Origin, Groups & 7 Key Elements
Nov 1, 2023 · What does “Pentecostal” mean? The word comes from the Greek πεντηκοστή (pentekoste), which means “fiftieth.” This was how Greek-speaking Jews referred to the feast …
Pentecostal Theological Seminary
We at Pentecostal Theological Seminary are a vibrant community committed to further exploring the roots, mystery, and progression of Pentecostalism. Our professors are world-renowned …
