Pentecostalism and Globalization

by Studebaker, Steven M.; Caric, Nikola T.

• ISBN13: 9781606084045
• ISBN10: 1606084046
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-20
• Publisher: Pickwick Pubns

Summary

In little over a century, The Pentecostal movement has emerged from small bands of revival seekers to become one of the largest Christian groups in the world. Primarily a movement within Western Christianity for much of its brief history, it is increasingly characterized as a global movement. Pentecostal theology and ministry in a Western context must engage global Pentecostalism and be willing to rethink its traditional patterns of thought and practice in light of the evolving nature of the movement. The essays in this book come mainly from the McMaster Divinity College 2008 Pentecostal Forum: "The Many Faces of Pentecostalism: Pentecostalism and Globalization." the first section outlines the nature of globalization and establishes it as the context for contemporary Pentecostal theology and ministry. The other contributions explore the impact of globalization on traditional areas of Pentecostal theology, such as Spirit baptism and speaking in tongues, and twenty-first-century Pentecostal ministry.

Author Biography

Steven M. Studebaker (PhD Marquette University) is Assistant Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at McMaster Divinity College in Hamilton, Ontario and an active member in the Society for Pentecostal Studies. He is the editor of Defining Issues in Pentecostalism: Classical and Emergent (2008), and the author of Jonathan Edwards's Social Augustinian Trinitarianism in Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (2008). He is ordained with the Assemblies of God.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Introduction: Globalization, Global Christianity, and Global Pentecostalism	p. 1
Pentecostalism and Globalization
The Roots of Pentecostal Globalization: Early Pentecostal Missions	p. 29
The Fruits of Pentecostal Globalization: Current Trends and Challenges	p. 50
The Impact of Globalization on Pentecostals in Canada	p. 70
Implications of Global Pentecostalism for Pentecostal Theology
Globalization and Spirit Baptism	p. 87
Tongues and a Postmodern Generation of Pentecostals	p. 109
Globalization and Pentecostal Ministry and Mission
Implications of Globalization for Pentecostal Leadership and Mission	p. 127
J. Philip Hogan's Spirit-Led Vision and the Globalization of Pentecostal Missions in the Twenty-First Century	p. 151
Mission "Made to Travel" in a World without Borders	p. 174
Friends in Mission: Following the Wind and Riding the Wave	p. 198
Assessment and Interaction	p. 221
Index of Names	p. 237
Index of Subjects	p. 241
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