Pentecostalism: A Very Short Introduction
In religious terms Pentecostalism was probably the most vibrant and rapidly-growing religious movement of the 20th century. Starting as a revivalistic and renewal movement within Christianity, it encircled the globe in less than 25 years and grew in North America and then in those parts of the world with the highest birth-rates. Characterised by speaking in tongues, miracles, television evangelism and megachurches, it is also noted for its small-group meetings,empowerment of individuals, liberation of women and humanitarian concerns.Without the financial and military support of the state (as was the case with communism), it flourished in alm…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-19-161453-8
- EAN: 9780191614538
- Produktnummer: 13939783
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 3'047 KB
- Abbildungen: Approx 15 black and white halftones
Über den Autor
William K Kay has written widely on Pentecostalism both from a historical perspective and using empirical and quantitative methods. He published Pentecostals in Britain (Paternoster, 2000), Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies: a reader (edited with Anne Dyer and published by SCM in 2004), Apostolic Networks in Britain (Paternoster, 2007) and Pentecostalism (SCM, 2009). He is editor of the Journal of the European PentecostalTheological Association. He was founding Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies at Bangor University (2001-2009) and is now Professor of Theology at Glyndwr University.
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