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Book SynopsisIn the first critical study of the major theologians of pentecostalism, one of the fastest growing and most influential religious traditions in the world, Christopher A. Stephenson establishes four original categories to classify pentecostal theologians'' methodologies in systematic/constructive theology. The four categories are based respectively on: the arrangement of biblical texts; the relationship between theology and Christian spirituality; doctrine concerning the kingdom of God; and pneumatology as a basis for philosophical and fundamental theology. Stephenson analyzes each methodological type and suggests a pentecostal theological method that builds on the strengths of each. He then offers his own, original contribution, arguing for a reciprocal relationship between pentecostal spirituality and doctrine that follows the pattern of lex orandi, lex credendi, and develops a doctrine of the Lord''s supper as a demonstration of this reciprocal relationship.Types of Pentecostal TheolTrade ReviewStephenson is a careful reader and an excellent synthesizer of ideas. His skill in systematizing the ideas of the four Pentecostal theologians not only is admirable but also renders their works easily digestible even by lay church persons...Stephenson's theological method is relevant, beautiful, and engaging. * The Journal of Religion *For those who believe that Pentecostals do not have a systematic theology of their own, Types of Pentecostal Theology may surprise you. Christopher Stephenson has performed an insightful and compelling analysis of selected Pentecostal theologies. He demonstrates how early Pentecostals failed to meet the critical standards of the theological discipline, but contemporary Pentecostal scholars have tapped into the roots of the movement, producing promising, creative, and constructive results. * Cecil M. Robeck, Jr., Professor of Church History and Ecumenics and Director of the David du Plessis Center for Christian Spirituality, Fuller Theological Seminary *There was a time when some might have found the very idea of a systematic Pentecostal theology odd. But that time is over. Scholars and thoughtful lay people must now find their way through an ever increasing flood of often creative and insightful systematic theological writing by a wide variety of Pentecostal thinkers. How to do it? Stephenson's carefully researched, fair-minded, and highly readable book now provides an indispensable road map through this inviting but sometimes daunting landscape. * Harvey Cox, author of The Future of Faith *As the Pentecostal movement comes of age and joins larger theological discussions of Christian beliefs, practices, and affections, scholars need a map to locate the variety of Pentecostal approaches that have emerged in the last few decades. Types of Pentecostal Theology provides that map. Focusing mainly on North America, Stephenson identifies four distinct styles of Pentecostal theology, and then adds his own voice to the mix, developing a new model based on the ancient rule of lex orandi, lex credendi. This is an impressive first book from a Pentecostal theologian who will no doubt have much to say in the years ahead. * Douglas Jacobsen, author of Thinking in the Spirit *This volume by Stephenson (Lee Univ.) joins a growing number published by Pentecostal scholars in university presses that foster Pentecostal engagement with various scholarly discourses and make this engagement accessible to the Pentecostal community. * CHOICE *Stephenson's book is without doubt one of the most significant assessments of Pentecostal theology to date... The book is the first to offer a thorough treatment and classification of several original types of systematic theology among Pentecostals. The chapters are suggestive, lucid, and critical. No course on theological method at Pentecostal institutions can afford to ignore this work, and it is sure to find its place among those interested in comparative methodology. * Pneuma *Table of ContentsPreface Introduction 1. Systematic Theology as ''Bible Doctrines:'' Myer Pearlman, E. S. Williams, and French L. Arrington 2. Systematic Theology and Christian Spirituality: Steven J. Land and Simon K. H. Chan 3. Systematic Theology and the Kingdom of God: Frank D. Macchia 4. Systematic Theology as Philosophical and Fundamental Theology in Pneumatological Perspective: Amos Yong 5. ''Regula Spiritualitatis, Regula Doctrinae:'' A Contribution to Pentecostal Theological Method Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisSaints 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,Trade ReviewThose who have an affinity for or an interest in the culture of black holiness and Pentecostal churches will gain rich new insights and historical background from Sanders's work. * Christian Century *A valuable piece of work that will fill a void in current scholarship on black church culture. Her 'insider' perspective pays off in insights often missing in black theology. * Robert Franklin, Candler School of Theology *A major contribution to an area of African-American religious studies where there is a great void in the literature....This is definitely very good and very important. * Cheryl T. Gilkes, Colby College *Sanders' study is a very carefully drawn portrait of African American religious experience, and her use of the dialectical axes offers considerable insight and analysis that makes this volume a must read. * Christian Sociologist Newsletter *

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Book SynopsisDivine healing is the essential marker of the global phenomenon of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity. But although we know that healing is central in these movements, we know surprisingly little about how divine healing beliefs and practices reflect the interplay of local and global patterns of cultural development. The essays in this collection seek to discover what is the same and what is different about such beliefs and practices in diverse contexts, trace formal and informal lines of cultural influence across geographic and national boundaries, and ask how healing both reflects and contributes to larger processes of globalization. The collection will not only flesh out a picture of how and why spiritual healing is practiced in diverse cultural contexts and how healing practices reflect and shape the transnational spread of Christianity; it will also provide insight into the nature of globalization. The authors will attend to a wide range of issues, including the theological Trade ReviewThere can now be no doubt that Pentecostal-Charismatic healing will continue to flower all over the world. It is something no thoughtful person can afford to ignore. We need careful, accurate, empathic, and unprejudiced studies of this reality in all its multitudinous expressions, including healing. And this volume provides the gold standard against which all future efforts will have to be judged. * Harvey G. Cox, Jr., Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University *...a unique set of cross-cultural and cross national case studies that allow for a deeper understanding of the role that healing plays within todays's increasingly globalized world. * CHOICE *The text demonstrates unequivocally that 'Charismatic-Pentecostalism' proves 'feeling is believing.' The book is foundational without antecedent or peer, possessing broad appeal for students and scholars of religion. * Religious Studies Review *Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing is an invaluable contribution to the field of religious studies. The book is highly informative and rich in descriptive detail. The diversity of its contributors...makes for a highly readable text that will appeal to a wide range of interests.. * Religion *The care that Candy Gunther Brown took in author selection and editing is evident in this fascinating and insightful volume...I am certain this book will prove an invaluable resource to scholars and students of all Christian traditions, indeed anyone interested in healing, globalization, or mission. * Pneuma *Table of ContentsCONTRIBUTORS; FOREWORD, BY HARVEY COX; INTRODUCTION: PENTECOSTALISM AND THE GLOBALIZATION OF ILLNESS AND HEALING, BY CANDY GUNTHER BROWN; 1. THE GLOBAL CHARACTER OF NINETEENTH-CENTURY DIVINE HEALING, BY HEATHER D. CURTIS; 2. WHY HEALTH AND WEALTH?: DIMENSIONS OF PROSPERITY AMONG SWEDISH CHARISMATICS, BY SIMON COLEMAN; 3. MATERIAL SALVATION: HEALING, DELIVERANCE, AND "BREAKTHROUGH" IN AFRICAN MIGRANT CHURCHES IN GERMANY, BY CLAUDIA WAHRISCH-OBLAU; 4. BLESSED BODIES: HEALING WITHIN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN FAITH MOVEMENT, BY CATHERINE BOWLER; 5. JESUS AS THE "GREAT PHYSICIAN": PENTECOSTAL NATIVE NORTH AMERICANS WITHIN THE ASSEMBLIES OF GOD AND NEW UNDERSTANDINGS OF PENTECOSTAL HEALING, BY ANGELA TARANGO; 6. LATINO PENTECOSTAL HEALING IN THE NORTH AMERICAN BORDERLANDS, BY GASTON ESPINOSA; 7. SANTIDAD, SALVACION, SANIDAD, LIBERACION: THE WORD OF FAITH MOVEMENT AMONG TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY LATIN@ PENTECOSTALS, BY ARLENE SANCHEZ WALSH; 8. EXORCISING THE DEMONS OF DEPRIVATION: DIVINE HEALING AND CONVERSION IN BRAZILIAN PENTECOSTALISM, BY R. ANDREW CHESNUT; 9. THE SALVE OF DIVINE HEALING: ESSENTIAL RITUALS FOR SURVIVAL AMONG WORKING-CLASS PENTECOSTALS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA, BY REBECCA PIERCE BOMANN; 10. LEARNING FROM THE MASTER: CARLOS ANNACONDIA AND THE STANDARDIZATION OF PENTECOSTAL PRACTICES IN AND BEYOND ARGENTINA, BY MATTHEW MAROSTICA; 11. NEW WINE IN AN OLD WINE BOTTLE?: CHARISMATIC HEALING IN THE MAINLINE CHURCHES IN GHANA, BY CEPHAS N. OMENYO; 12. HEALING IN AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM: THE "VICTORIOUS LIVING" OF DAVID OYEDEPO, BY PAUL GIFFORD; 13. RE-ENCHANTED: DIVINE HEALING IN KOREAN PROTESTANTISM, BY SEAN C. KIM; 14. MIRACLE HEALING AND EXORCISM IN SOUTH INDIAN PENTECOSTALISM, BY MICHAEL BERGUNDER; 15. DIVINE HEALING AND THE GROWTH OF PRACTICAL CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA, BY GOTTHARD OBLAU; 16. CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC HEALING IN GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE: THE CASES OF INDIA, BRAZIL, AND NIGERIA, BY THOMAS J. CSORDAS; 17. GLOBAL AWAKENINGS: DIVINE HEALING NETWORKS AND GLOBAL COMMUNITY IN NORTH AMERICA, BRAZIL, MOZAMBIQUE, AND BEYOND, BY CANDY GUNTHER BROWN; AFTERWORD, BY CANDY GUNTHER BROWN; INDEX

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Book SynopsisWaging a counterinsurgency war and justified by claims of ''an agreement between Guatemala and God,'' Guatemala''s Evangelical Protestant military dictator General Ríos Montt incited a Mayan holocaust: over just 17 months, some 86,000 mostly Mayan civilians were murdered. Virginia Garrard-Burnett dives into the horrifying, bewildering murk of this episode, the Western hemisphere''s worst twentieth-century human rights atrocity. She has delivered the most lucid historical account and analysis we yet possess of what happened and how, of the cultural complexities, personalities, and local and international politics that made this tragedy. Garrard-Burnett asks the hard questions and never flinches from the least comforting answers. Beautifully, movingly, and clearly written and argued, this is a necessary and indispensable book.-- Francisco Goldman, author of The Art of Political Murder: Who Killed the Bishop?Virginia Garrard-Burnett''s Terror in the Land of the Holy Spirit is impressivelyTrade ReviewIn a country still torn over the war by polarizing accusations amplified by righteous self-exculpation, Garrard-Burnett listens carefully to as many sides as her sources allow-the Left, the Right, Catholic activists, evangelicals, the US embassy-to conclude that states turn genocidal, not just because they can, but because both perpetrators and public come to see their self-preservation, if not salvation, at stake. In helping us understand better that self-preservation, this book also speaks with respect-and hope-to the survivors. We should all be listening carefully. * John Watanabe, Associate Professor of Anthropology, Dartmouth College *This is a careful narrative and sober analysis of Mott's seventeenth-month regime in Guatemala. * Religious Studies Review *Virginia Garrard-Burnett's examination of General Efrain Rios Montt is one of the best available historicalpolitical analyses of Guatemala's brutal armed conflict...Garrard-Burnett is arguably one of the most important contemporary historians of Protestantism in Latin America. In this slim volume, she not only demonstrates her deep and nuanced understanding of the evangelical movement in Guatemala but also explains the dynamics and contours of the political crisis that brought Rios Montt to power in 1982.. * American Historical Review *This work secures a solid place among some of the dominant works in modern Latin American historiography, particularly in its positioning within the field of subaltern studies. While remaining sensitive to the voice and agency of the victims of the genocide, Garrard- Burnett relies heavily on truth commission reports to provide a clear analysis of the influences of evangelical rhetoric that saturated Guatemala's violent struggles of the late Cold War. This useful, insightful work deserves a wide reading among students and specialists alike.. * Hispanic American Historical Review *Table of Contents1. Rios Montt Earns His Place in the History Books: Debates about la Violencia ; 2. Guatemala's Descent in Violence ; 3. Rios Montt and the New Guatemala ; 4. Terror ; 5. "Los Que Matan en el Nombre de Dios": Rios Montt and the Religious Question ; 6. Blind Eyes and Willful Ignorance: U.S. Foreign Policy, Media, and Foreign Evangelicals ; Epilogue ; Notes ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisUnderstanding Spiritual Warfare explains the biblical teaching on spiritual warfare and also shares numerous personal accounts of personal victories over the demonic, together with practical guidance on how you, too, can extinguish the “flaming darts” of the “cosmic powers” and “spiritual forces of evil” that so often bombard your life.

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Book SynopsisDo you sometimes feel you have to check your intellect at the church door, leaving reason behind to embrace the Christian faith? Do you hunger for a full gospel that includes the mind as well as heart and Spirit? Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? challenges charismatic and Pentecostal believers to discover the power of a well-maintained minda mind on fireto match a heart on fire and to create a life that operates within the full counsel of God .Nañez shows how human reason helps us understand and interpret God's Word as well as defend the gospel. He shows what the Bible teaches about the mind, and explores the backgrounds of nineteenth-century and modern culture, anti-intellectualism, Pentecostal history and beliefs, and popular misconceptions about human intellect in relation to the Christian faith. Full Gospel, Fractured Minds? helps men and women practice a Christian faith that reflects the whole person and the full gospel. Rick Nañez calls Pentecostals and charismatics to seek a balaTable of ContentsContents Foreword by Stanley M. Horton 7 Acknowledgments 9 Introduction 13 PART 1 ANATOMY OF THE FRACTURED MIND 1. The Heart and the Head: What the Bible Teaches about the Mind 19 2. The Life of God in the Minds of Human Beings 28 3. The Apostle Paul and His Anti-Intellectual Verses 37 4. Matthew, Luke, and John on Matters of the Intellect 47 5. Early Pentecostals and the Life of the Mind 58 6. The Spirit-Filled Mind in Modern Times 73 7. Anti-Intellectual Roots in the Nineteenth Century 89 8. Four Giants of Nineteenth-Century Evangelicalism 99 9. Modern Culture, Anti-Intellectualism, and Pentecostal – Charismatic Beliefs 112 10. The Anatomy of Anti-Intellectualism 124 PART 2 AMMUNITION FOR THE FULL-GOSPEL MIND 11. The Fine Art of Thinking: Reason and Logic 135 12. The Molding of the Human Mind: Education 144 13. Defi ning the Faith: Theology 154 14. Defending the Truth: Apologetics 163 15. Thinking about Reality: Philosophy 172 16. Discovering the Realities of Nature: Science 184 17. Enlarging the Mind: Reading 196 18. Pondering the Great Minds of God 208 19. Challenges and Caveats 220 20. Conclusion and Practical Helps 227 Selected Bibliography 237 Scripture Index 253 Subject Index 257 Name Index 263

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Book SynopsisExplores the social and historical context in which Pentecostalism arose, the revival, holiness and healing movements associated with it in the late 19th-century, and the influence of colonialism on Pentecostal missions. This book traces the stories of Pentecostal missionaries and 'native workers' in Africa, China, India and other parts.

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Book SynopsisDiscover How to Live as a Citizen of God’s Unshakable Kingdom!Are you ready to experience life on a new, supernatural level? Then it’s time to take your place as a royal citizen in God’s unshakable Kingdom.For too long, too many followers of Christ have lived beneath their Kingdom inheritance. They are saved and set-up for eternity in Heaven, yet they continue to live defeated and unfulfilling lives on Earth.In this paradigm-shifting work by Dr. Myles Munroe, he presents the biblical blueprint for what it looks like for you to live as an empowered Kingdom citizen.You will learn to: identify and access your royal rights as a citizen of God’s Kingdom. exercise your authority as an ambassador of Christ in your sphere of influence. change atmospheres around you with the climate of Heaven. The Kingdom is not just about going to Heaven on

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