Pentecostal or Charismatic Churches Books
Faith Library Publications Following Gods Plan for Your Life
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Faith Library Publications The Spirit Within the Spirit Upon
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£15.15
Syncterface Media Face to Face
£10.78
Harrison House The Substance of Things
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£7.99
Harrison House Dream Thieves Overcoming Obstacles to Fulfill Your Dreams
£26.00
Word & Spirit Press Genuine Gold The Cautiously Charismatic Story of the Early Christian and Missionary Alliance
£11.75
Word & Spirit Press Only Believe Examining the Origin and Development of Classic and Contemporary Word of Faith Theologies
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Emeth Press Apocalyptic Anointing
£18.90
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Word & Spirit Press Only Believe Examining the Origin and Development of Classic and Contemporary Word of Faith Theologies
£24.70
Word & Spirit Press On the Cessation of the Charismata
£24.39
Word & Spirit Press Theology with Spirit
£18.95
Revelation Media Networks A Prophets Heart
£13.29
Revelation Media Networks Breakthrough Develop the 7 Habits of Victorious Christian Living
£15.26
Arsenal Press Les Centres Apostoliques
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£10.50
Great Plains Press Visions Beyond the Veil
£8.79
£12.99
Sunesis Ministries Ltd The Anointing Supernatural power for the end times church
£10.90
Sunesis Ministries Ltd Healing How to be Healed and How to Heal the Sick
£11.87
SOPHIA INST PR Catechism of the Seven Sacraments
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£31.46
Cambridge University Press An Introduction to Pentecostalism
Book SynopsisThis second edition offers an updated global history of Pentecostalism, addressing recent events and significant changes in what has become the fastest growing religious movement. A survey of the main theoretical issues will make this book important for those studying Pentecostalism, Charismatic Christianity, theology and sociology of religion.Trade Review'… an indispensable resource to students and scholars of Pentecostalism, Charismatic Christianity, theology and religion.' Babatunde Adedibu, The Expository TimesTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Introduction; Part I. History: 2. Background and context; 3. North America; 4. Latin America and Caribbean; 5. Europe; 6. Sub-Saharan Africa; 7. Asia, Australia and Pacific; 8. Charismatic renewal; Part II. Analysis: 9. Theology of the spirit; 10. Mission and evangelism; 11. Bible and full gospel; 12. Academy and ecumenism; 13. Gender and society; 14. Politics and economics; 15. Globalisation and prospects.
£26.99
Palgrave Macmillan Pentecostalism and Development
Book SynopsisThe Pentecostal Ethic and the Spirit of Development; D.Freeman PART I: PENTECOSTALISM AND THE NEOLIBERAL TURN Pentecostalism, Populism and the New Politics of Affect; J.Comaroff Prosperity Gospels and Enchanted Worldviews: Two Responses to Socio-Economic Transformations in Tanzanian Pentecostal Christianity; P.Hasu Pentecostalism and Post-Development: Pentecostal Development Ideologies in Ghanaian Migrant Communities; R.van Dijk PART II: CHURCHES AND NGOS: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF SALVATION Pentecostal and Development Imaginaries in West Africa; C.Piot Saving Development: Secular NGOs, the Pentecostal Revolution, and the Search for a Purified Political Space in the Taita Hills, Kenya; J.Smith Development and the Rural Entrepreneur: Pentecostals, NGOs and the Market in the Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia; D.Freeman Pentecostalism, Development NGOs and Meaning in Eastern Uganda; B.Jones Agents of Gendered Change: Empowerment, Salvation and Gendered Transformation in Urban Kenya; D.ParsitauTrade Review'Scholars have for some time sensed that in many parts of the world development projects and Pentecostal Christianity stand in complex relations of competition and cooperation as programs that similarly promote personal and cultural change. But until now, no single work has sharpened this widespread intuition into a coherent line of argument or a workable research program. This groundbreaking book does both. With a superb introduction that tackles the key issues head on, followed by a group of first-class case studies that cash these issues out empirically, this collection should set the terms of debate about development and religion in Africa and well beyond for a long time to come.' - Joel Robbins, Professor of Anthropology, University of California, San Diego, USA 'Full of new insights and transcending anthropologists' familiar condemnation of the aid industry, this book suggests a completely new direction for research on the type of change generally called 'development'. It boldly concludes that Pentecostal churches are often more effective agents of change than secular NGOs as they are more successful at emphasizing empowerment as personal transformation, enabling people to embrace change 'from below', and endowing such change with moral legitimacy. Using Weber's key insights, and drawing on a range of nuanced case studies, this fascinating book explores affinities between the 'Pentecostal ethic' and the forms of market-driven development which the aspirant middle class in Africa increasingly finds itself embracing.' - Deborah James, Professor of Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science, UKTable of ContentsThe Pentecostal Ethic and the Spirit of Development; D.Freeman PART I: PENTECOSTALISM AND THE NEOLIBERAL TURN Pentecostalism, Populism and the New Politics of Affect; J.Comaroff Prosperity Gospels and Enchanted Worldviews: Two Responses to Socio-Economic Transformations in Tanzanian Pentecostal Christianity; P.Hasu Pentecostalism and Post-Development: Pentecostal Development Ideologies in Ghanaian Migrant Communities; R.van Dijk PART II: CHURCHES AND NGOS: DIFFERENT ROUTES OF SALVATION Pentecostal and Development Imaginaries in West Africa; C.Piot Saving Development: Secular NGOs, the Pentecostal Revolution, and the Search for a Purified Political Space in the Taita Hills, Kenya; J.Smith Development and the Rural Entrepreneur: Pentecostals, NGOs and the Market in the Gamo Highlands, Ethiopia; D.Freeman Pentecostalism, Development NGOs and Meaning in Eastern Uganda; B.Jones Agents of Gendered Change: Empowerment, Salvation and Gendered Transformation in Urban Kenya; D.Parsitau
£104.49
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC West Indian Pentecostals
Book SynopsisThis is a significant in-depth study that explores the cultural context of the religious experience of West Indian immigrant communities. Whereas most studies to date have focussed on how immigrants settle in their new home contexts, Janice A. McLean-Farrell argues for a more comprehensive perspective that takes into account the importance of religion and the role of both home' and the host' contexts in shaping immigrant lives in the Diaspora. West Indian Pentecostals: Living Their Faith in New York and London explores how these three elements (religion, the home' and host' contexts) influence the ethnic-religious identification processes of generations of West Indian immigrants. Using case studies from the cities of New York and London, the book offers a critical cross-national comparison into the complex and indirect ways the historical, socio-economic, and political realities in diaspora contribute to both the identification processes and the missional' practices of immigrantTrade ReviewMcLean-Farrell’s gift to readers is a fascinating glimpse into the intergenerational and cross-national religious and ethnic identities of a 'new' black diaspora population. Her work is a timely and valuable contribution to the growing literature on the religious lives of migrants and their descendants, and will be a resource to readers of global Pentecostalism, black spirituality, migration and mission, and the religious lives of the new second generation. * Sociology of Religion *The book provides a detailed interpretation of Pentecostalism from the perspectives of the West Indian peoples. The work written by a well knowledgeable scholar and informed by many years of field work is a major addition to research on Pentecostalism as a local and global phenomenon. This work will be of interest to many scholars who are engaged in comparative studies of diaspora traditions, particularly as they relate to new forms of Christianity in contemporary society. A must read for scholars of religion and anthropology. * Jacob K. Olupona, Professor of African and African American Studies, Harvard University and Professor of African Religion, Harvard Divinity School, USA *Studies in Immigrant Christianity have become an important part of reflections on the development of the faith as a non-Western religion. In this volume Janice Maclean-Farrell provides an insider perspective on an issue that has contributed immensely to the nature of Christianity as a world religion. Most of the studies on immigrant Christianity have focused on Africa but here in this volume we have one of the handful that reflects on those experiences from a West Indies perspective. The thoughts and experiences that Janice brings together here are therefore genuinely “emic” and she does so graciously without undermining the academic intensity required from a book of this nature. * J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu, Baeta-Grau Professor of African Christianity and Pentecostalism, Trinity Theological Seminary, Ghana *The book provides a new and interesting explanation of one of the most important developments on the socio-cultural landscape of Britain in the past seven or eight decades. It makes a well-argued contribution to the growing literature on immigrant-led trans-national Pentecostal practices in major cities. Its specific focus on West Indian Pentecostals in London and New York and its heavy reliance on detailed empirical data make it an important and unique contribution. * Abel Ugba, Senior Lecturer of Journalism, University of East London, UK *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Formation: Ethnic and Religious Identities within the West Indian Context 3. Island Dreams and Diaspora Realities: Migration, Translation and the Formation of West Indian Pentecostal Churches 4. Finding Space: Identification among First-Generation West Indian Immigrants 5. Creating Space: Identity Construction among West Indian Immigrant Youth 6. Led by the Spirit: Mission within West Indian Pentecostal Churches 7. Conclusion: Living their Faith Bibliography Index
£34.99
Vida Publishers El Poder Sanador de la Santa Cena
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£13.49
Gale, a Cengage Group When God Speaks
£36.20
Peter Lang Publishing Inc A Spirit Christology
Book SynopsisThis book extrapolates a uniquely Pentecostal and incarnational Spirit Christology, inspired by piqued interest in the Holy Spirit and for the purpose of ecumenical dialogue. The method employed is Pentecostal in its emphasis on the Spirit, incarnational in its consideration of the life of Jesus, and Spirit Christological in its uniting of the two. The aim is to supersede the five-fold gospel model by systematizing Pentecostal praxis into a cohesive and identity-giving Spirit Christology. The book distinguishes the components of Pentecostal identity through an investigation of past and current Pentecostal voices, juxtaposes them against secular and other denominational categories, and ultimately arrives at a distinctly Pentecostal conceptualization of Spirit Christology that translates ecumenically and generationally. In fact, this project is the first constructive Spirit Christological endeavor developed by a Pentecostal and dedicated to the specific, Pentecostal issue of fusing hoTrade Review"Skip Jenkins offers the first explicit proposal of a Pentecostal and incarnational Spirit Christology. What is distinctive about the Pentecostal approach is the primacy given both to the experience of the Spirit and to the thematic predominance of the Christological image in the Pentecostal full gospel narrative. Jenkins highlights the mutual conditioning of pneumatology and Christology, linking concerns for trinitarian theology, holiness and power, and the life of the church, above all by taking seriously Edward Irving’s theology concerning the humanity of Christ as fallen flesh and the anointing of Christ with the Holy Spirit. The result is a systematic, constructive, and charismatic Spirit Christology that represents ecumenical Pentecostal theology at its finest!" —Wolfgang Vondey, Reader in Contemporary Christianity and Pentecostal Studies and Director of the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, University of Birmingham“With deep sensitivity to and understanding of the Pentecostal tradition, Skip Jenkins proposes a constructive Pentecostal and incarnational Spirit Christology. The proto-Pentecostal and Scottish pastor, Edward Irving, is the foundation and inspiration for Jenkins’ endeavor. Articulating the redemptive work of the Holy Spirit vis-à-vis the Spirit’s role in the incarnate life of Christ, Jenkins gives the Holy Spirit a major role in redemption, which is sometimes not found in alternative Christian traditions. Jenkins shows, nonetheless, that a Christological structure—the five-fold gospel—frames the hallmark of the Pentecostalism—the experience of Spirit baptism. Although focused on developing Pentecostal theology, Jenkins’ purpose is ecumenical, not parochial. Based on the theological categories of a Pentecostal and incarnational Spirit Christology, he integrates the traditional Pentecostal emphasis on holiness of life and power for mission as well as dialogues with the wider Christian communities. Historical, systematic, constructive, and ecumenical, this book is an important contribution to the growing field of Pentecostal academic theology.” —Steven M. Studebaker, Associate Professor of Historical and Systematic Theology and Howard and Shirley Bentall Chair in Evangelical Thought, McMaster Divinity CollegeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments – Introduction – Raw Materials of Pentecostal Identity: Pentecostal Ideas Concerning the Relationship Between Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit – Pentecostal Ecclesial Demarcation: Edward Irving the Proto-Pentecostal – A Resource for Pentecostal Theology: The Incarnational Christology of Edward Irving – Protestant Ecumenical Information: Jesus Christ and Fallen Human Nature According to James D. G. Dunn and Karl Barth – Roman Catholic Ecumenical Information: The Spirit-Christology of David Coffey – The Synthetic Conclusion: Toward a Pentecostal Incarnational Spirit Christology.
£87.98
State University of New York Press Split God The Pentecostalism and Critical Theory
Book SynopsisOffers a critical Pentecostal philosophy of God that challenges orthodox Christianity.Although Pentecostalism is generally considered a conservative movement, in The Split God Nimi Wariboko shows that its operative everyday notion of God is a radical one that poses, under cover of loyalty, a challenge to orthodox Christianity. He argues that the image of God that arises out of the everyday practices of Pentecostalism is a split God-a deity harboring a radical split that not only destabilizes and prevents God himself from achieving ontological completeness but also conditions and shapes the practices and identities of Pentecostal believers. Drawing from the work of Slavoj ?i?ek, Jacques Lacan, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Giorgio Agamben, among others, Wariboko presents a close reading of everyday Pentecostal practices, and in doing so, uncovers and presents a sophisticated conversation between radical continental philosophy and everyday forms of spirituality. By de-particularizing Pentecostal studies and Pentecostalism, Wariboko broadens our understanding of the intellectual aspects of the global Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
£65.04
State University of New York Press The Split God Pentecostalism and Critical Theory
Book SynopsisOffers a critical Pentecostal philosophy of God that challenges orthodox Christianity.Although Pentecostalism is generally considered a conservative movement, in The Split God Nimi Wariboko shows that its operative everyday notion of God is a radical one that poses, under cover of loyalty, a challenge to orthodox Christianity. He argues that the image of God that arises out of the everyday practices of Pentecostalism is a split God-a deity harboring a radical split that not only destabilizes and prevents God himself from achieving ontological completeness but also conditions and shapes the practices and identities of Pentecostal believers. Drawing from the work of Slavoj ?i?ek, Jacques Lacan, Jean-Luc Nancy, and Giorgio Agamben, among others, Wariboko presents a close reading of everyday Pentecostal practices, and in doing so, uncovers and presents a sophisticated conversation between radical continental philosophy and everyday forms of spirituality. By de-particularizing Pentecostal studies and Pentecostalism, Wariboko broadens our understanding of the intellectual aspects of the global Pentecostal and Charismatic movements.
£22.96
Readhowyouwant Azusa Street Beyond
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£53.13
Duke University Press Spirit on the Move
Book SynopsisThe contributors to Spirit on the Move examine Pentecostalism's appeal to black women worldwide and the ways it provides them with a source of community, access to power, and way to challenge social inequalities.Trade Review“The editors and contributors of Spirit on the Move have successfully attended to this task without fear of troubling the waters of tidy conclusions in favor or against Black women’s relation to Pentecostalism. Scholars and Pentecostal practitioners can listen to and be taught by the global women portrayed in the pages of this book.” -- Allison Kach * Sociology of Religion *“Should be widely read by the African Studies community and particularly within the (re-emerging!) field of African Christianity.” -- Adam Mohr * African Studies Review *“Spirit on the Move begins with a clear and provocative introduction in which Elizabeth A. Pritchard details the empirical evidence of Pentecostalism’s special appeal to Black women.... This volume [is] a most welcome single-volume contribution to Pentecostal studies, gender studies, and race studies.” -- Devaka Premawardhana * H-Africa, H-Net Reviews *“These essays provide a marvelous introductory text to the intersectional study of Black women and Global Pentecostalism.... [Spirit on the Move] has included Pentecostalism’s appeal to Black women across the diaspora and countries on the continent of Africa.” -- Marcia Clarke * Pneuma *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction / Elizabeth A. Pritchard 1 Part I. Saving Race 1. Voices of God: Blackness and Gender in a Brazilian Black Gospel Music Scene / John Burdick 27 2. Race, Gender, and Christian Diaspora: New Pentecostal Intersectionalities and Haiti / Elizabeth McAlister 44 Part II. Scrutinizing and Sanctifying the Body 3. Women and the Afro-Brazilian Pentecostal War in Mozambique / Linda van de Kamp 67 4. "Dressed as Becometh Holiness": Gender, Race, and the Body in a Storefront Sanctified Church / Deidre Helen Crumbley 89 Part III. Sonic Power 5. West African and Caribbean Women Evangelists: The Wailing Women Worldwide Intercessors / Paula Aymer 109 6. "The Kingdom in the Midst": Sounding Bodies, Aesthetic Labor, and the End Times / Judith Casselberry 128 Part IV. Modeling the State 7. A Critical Approach to Concepts of "Power" and "Agency" in Ghana's Charismatic (or Neo-Pentecostal) Churches / Jane Soothill 151 8. Bless Us with Children: Pregnancy, Prosperity, and Pragmatism in Nigeria's Christ Apostolic Church / Laura Premack 180 References 197 Contributors 221 Index 225
£90.10
Duke University Press Spirit on the Move
Book SynopsisPentecostalism is currently the fastest-growing Christian movement, with hundreds of millions of followers. This growth overwhelmingly takes place outside of the West, and women make up 75 percent of the membership. The contributors to Spirit on the Move examine Pentecostalism''s appeal to black women worldwide and the ways it provides them with a source of community and access to power. Exploring a range of topics, from Neo-Pentecostal churches in Ghana that help women challenge gender norms to evangelical gospel musicians in Brazil, the contributors show how Pentecostalism helps black women draw attention to and seek remediation from the violence and injustices brought on by civil war, capitalist exploitation, racism, and the failures of the state. In fleshing out the experiences, theologies, and innovations of black women Pentecostals, the contributors show how Pentecostal belief and its various practices reflect the movement''s complexity, reach, and adaptability to speTrade Review“The editors and contributors of Spirit on the Move have successfully attended to this task without fear of troubling the waters of tidy conclusions in favor or against Black women’s relation to Pentecostalism. Scholars and Pentecostal practitioners can listen to and be taught by the global women portrayed in the pages of this book.” -- Allison Kach * Sociology of Religion *“Should be widely read by the African Studies community and particularly within the (re-emerging!) field of African Christianity.” -- Adam Mohr * African Studies Review *“Spirit on the Move begins with a clear and provocative introduction in which Elizabeth A. Pritchard details the empirical evidence of Pentecostalism’s special appeal to Black women.... This volume [is] a most welcome single-volume contribution to Pentecostal studies, gender studies, and race studies.” -- Devaka Premawardhana * H-Africa, H-Net Reviews *“These essays provide a marvelous introductory text to the intersectional study of Black women and Global Pentecostalism.... [Spirit on the Move] has included Pentecostalism’s appeal to Black women across the diaspora and countries on the continent of Africa.” -- Marcia Clarke * Pneuma *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments ix Introduction / Elizabeth A. Pritchard 1 Part I. Saving Race 1. Voices of God: Blackness and Gender in a Brazilian Black Gospel Music Scene / John Burdick 27 2. Race, Gender, and Christian Diaspora: New Pentecostal Intersectionalities and Haiti / Elizabeth McAlister 44 Part II. Scrutinizing and Sanctifying the Body 3. Women and the Afro-Brazilian Pentecostal War in Mozambique / Linda van de Kamp 67 4. "Dressed as Becometh Holiness": Gender, Race, and the Body in a Storefront Sanctified Church / Deidre Helen Crumbley 89 Part III. Sonic Power 5. West African and Caribbean Women Evangelists: The Wailing Women Worldwide Intercessors / Paula Aymer 109 6. "The Kingdom in the Midst": Sounding Bodies, Aesthetic Labor, and the End Times / Judith Casselberry 128 Part IV. Modeling the State 7. A Critical Approach to Concepts of "Power" and "Agency" in Ghana's Charismatic (or Neo-Pentecostal) Churches / Jane Soothill 151 8. Bless Us with Children: Pregnancy, Prosperity, and Pragmatism in Nigeria's Christ Apostolic Church / Laura Premack 180 References 197 Contributors 221 Index 225
£22.49
Duke University Press Desire Work
Book SynopsisMelissa Hackman traces the experiences of Pentecostal ex-gay men in Cape Town, South Africa, as they attempted to cure their homosexuality, forge a heterosexual masculinity, and enter into heterosexual marriage through various forms emotional, bodily, and religious work.Trade Review"Truly unique and fascinating ... Desire Work sheds new light on Africa. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and professionals." -- W. Arens * Choice *"Desire Work is a remarkably rich, detailed, and passionate ethnography. . . . As gender studies in Africa continues to grow as a field, this book provides a needed contribution to understanding homosexuality and masculinity among . . . men in the first country in the world whose constitution outlawed homophobic discrimination: South Africa." -- Dianna Bell * Journal of Religion in Africa *"Desire Work is a rich and fascinating ethnographic study worth reading by anyone with an academic interest in gender, sexuality, and self-making in evangelical and Pentecostal Christian circles." -- Adriaan van Klinken * H-Africa, H-Net Reviews *"There is no doubt that Desire Work is an important book, offering the reader glimpses into the wider body of work on the subject. It is written in an accessible, engaging, and compassionate style, and makes a contribution to the field of gender and sexuality studies as well as opening up new avenues for theological exploration." -- Beverley Haddad * Anthropological Forum *"The book presents an honest and refreshing account of the methodological challenges of conducting such research. ... [It] will be useful specifically to those wanting to understand the ex-gay movement and Pentecostalism as well as to those interested in the intersection of sexuality, gender, and nationality." -- Alex Toft * American Journal of Sociology *“Desire Work emerges as a genuine and serious description of the challenges and struggles of South African men who must navigate the overlapping layers of societal, cultural, and religious demands as they seek a pathway that allows for faithful, authentic expression of masculinity and sexuality…. Desire Work is strongly recommended to mental health professionals, pastoral theologians, pastor caregivers and other ministry practitioners as a cautionary tale and guidepost, calling for careful consideration and reflection when engaging in the sacred task of transforming and changing lives.” -- Eddie L. Journey * Pneuma *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Adrian's Desire Work 1 1. Cultural Convergences 39 2. Building Godly Emotional Intimacy 63 3. Becoming Spiritual Warriors: Learning How to Fight Demonic Sexual Desires 87 4. Mastering Romance and Sexual Feelings 115 5. "I Didn't Fall, I'm Free": Leaving Healing Revelation Ministries 139 Afterword 165 Notes 171 References 177 Index 197
£74.70
Duke University Press Desire Work
Book SynopsisMelissa Hackman traces the experiences of Pentecostal ex-gay men in Cape Town, South Africa, as they attempted to cure their homosexuality, forge a heterosexual masculinity, and enter into heterosexual marriage through various forms emotional, bodily, and religious work.Trade Review"Truly unique and fascinating ... Desire Work sheds new light on Africa. . . . Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, and professionals." -- W. Arens * Choice *"Desire Work is a remarkably rich, detailed, and passionate ethnography. . . . As gender studies in Africa continues to grow as a field, this book provides a needed contribution to understanding homosexuality and masculinity among . . . men in the first country in the world whose constitution outlawed homophobic discrimination: South Africa." -- Dianna Bell * Journal of Religion in Africa *"Desire Work is a rich and fascinating ethnographic study worth reading by anyone with an academic interest in gender, sexuality, and self-making in evangelical and Pentecostal Christian circles." -- Adriaan van Klinken * H-Africa, H-Net Reviews *"There is no doubt that Desire Work is an important book, offering the reader glimpses into the wider body of work on the subject. It is written in an accessible, engaging, and compassionate style, and makes a contribution to the field of gender and sexuality studies as well as opening up new avenues for theological exploration." -- Beverley Haddad * Anthropological Forum *"The book presents an honest and refreshing account of the methodological challenges of conducting such research. ... [It] will be useful specifically to those wanting to understand the ex-gay movement and Pentecostalism as well as to those interested in the intersection of sexuality, gender, and nationality." -- Alex Toft * American Journal of Sociology *“Desire Work emerges as a genuine and serious description of the challenges and struggles of South African men who must navigate the overlapping layers of societal, cultural, and religious demands as they seek a pathway that allows for faithful, authentic expression of masculinity and sexuality…. Desire Work is strongly recommended to mental health professionals, pastoral theologians, pastor caregivers and other ministry practitioners as a cautionary tale and guidepost, calling for careful consideration and reflection when engaging in the sacred task of transforming and changing lives.” -- Eddie L. Journey * Pneuma *Table of ContentsPreface ix Acknowledgments xv Introduction: Adrian's Desire Work 1 1. Cultural Convergences 39 2. Building Godly Emotional Intimacy 63 3. Becoming Spiritual Warriors: Learning How to Fight Demonic Sexual Desires 87 4. Mastering Romance and Sexual Feelings 115 5. "I Didn't Fall, I'm Free": Leaving Healing Revelation Ministries 139 Afterword 165 Notes 171 References 177 Index 197
£21.59
Baylor University Press Healing and Power in Ghana Early Indigenous
Book SynopsisFocusing on the southeastern Gold Coast in the middle of the nineteenth century, Healing and Power in Ghana identifies patterns of indigenous reception, rejection, and reformulation of what had initially arrived, centuries earlier, as a European trade religion.Table of Contents Introduction: The Moral Imagination Primal Globalization The Existing Ritual Toolkit Three Hundred Years of Irrelevance Satan's Strongholds5 How the Missionaries Became Shrine Priests Divergent Modes of Hermeneutics States of Exception Conclusion: The Cross and the Machete
£42.00
Baylor University Press A Spirit of Revitalization Urban Pentecostalism
Book SynopsisWhile outlining a century of successive renewal movements in Kenya between 1920 and 2020, the study delves into features of recent urban Pentecostal churches. Readers will find a thorough historical treatment of themes such as church structures, corporate vision, Christian formation, and theological education.Table of Contents Introduction 1 The Spirit-Roho Christians Conflict and Continuity in Early Kenyan Christianity 2 Revivalists and Student Movements Early Cosmopolitan Renewal in Kenya 3 Self-Determination, Evangelicalism, and Renewal New Pentecostal Charismatic Churches, 1970–1990 4 A New Pentecostal Response to Political and Economic Turmoil Progressive Pentecostal Churches, 1990–2005 5 Go Ye and Make Disciples Discipleship in Urban Kenyan Pentecostalism 6 Leadership Development and Renewal in Kenya The Beginnings of Historic Mission Theological Education 7 Spirit-Led and Structured The Case of "Christ Is the Answer Ministries" 8 "Without a Vision My People Perish" Reconceptualizing the Future at the Nairobi Chapel Conclusion
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University of Nebraska Press Cree and Christian
Book SynopsisCree and Christian is an ethnographic account of a contemporary Pentecostal congregation, contextualized historically and theoretically in relation to other religious movements over time.Trade Review"Solid, insightful historical research, high-level anthropological-linguistics theoretical framing, and firsthand field data mark this excellent contemporary anthropology and significant insight into 'religion'."—Alice B. Kehoe, Choice“Cree and Christian provides a remarkable contribution to the understanding of the lived experience and practices of Cree people in two boreal forest communities in Alberta, Canada. . . . The book provides fascinating insights on Cree religiosity, ontologies, and cultural perspectives, grasping the complexity of the religious landscape in a huge region and the transformative continuity of Cree Christianities.”—Frédéric Laugrand, coauthor of Hunters, Predators, and Prey: Inuit Perceptions of Animals“The study of Pentecostalism is of great importance because of the global reach of this Protestant sect and the influence among Indigenous peoples. . . . Westman offers an excellent discussion of worship—finding ecstasy—through music, singing, altar calls and testifying, praying, anointing, and laying on of hands in healing rituals.”—Julius H. Rubin, author of Perishing Heathens: Stories of Protestant Missionaries and Christian Indians in Antebellum AmericaTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface: Ethnography in Cree Christian Communities Introduction: Understanding Cree Christian Culture 1. Speech, Narrative, Genre, and Translation in Cree Christianity 2. Early Encounters with Catholic and Anglican Missionaries in the Trout Lakes Region 3. Postwar Missions, Christian Villages, and the Advent of Pentecostalism 4. Politics and Pragmatics of Religious Pluralism 5. Ritual Discourse and Practice in Cree Pentecostal Congregations Conclusion: The Transformative Continuities of Cree Pentecostalism Acknowledgments Source Acknowledgments Notes References Index
£49.30
Lexington Books Getting the Holy Ghost
Book SynopsisThis book carries an ethnographic signature in approach and style, and is an examination of a small Brooklyn, New York, African-American, Pentecostal church congregation and is based on ethnographic notes taken over the course of four years. The Pentecostal Church is known to outsiders almost exclusively for its members' bizarre habit of speaking in tongues. This ethnography, however, puts those outsiders inside the church pews, as it paints a portrait of piety, compassion, caring, loveall embraced through an embodiment perspective, as the church's members experience these forces in the most personal ways through religious conversion. Central themes include concerns with the notion of spectacle because of the grand bodily display that is highlighted by spiritual struggle, social aspiration, punishment and spontaneous explosions of a variety of emotions in the public sphere. The approach to sociology throughout this work incorporates the striking dialectic of history and biography to peTrade ReviewThis four-year ethnographic study of a small African American church in Brooklyn, a revision of the author's PhD dissertation, is exceptionally well organized. Sociologist Marina highlights what he sees as "exotic" aspects of Pentecostal worship, and is most interested in the processes of religious conversion, which he relates to speaking in tongues. He uncovered tremendous diversity of opinion within church members' thoughts concerning glossolalia. Earlier researchers examined glossolalia as a form of altered states of consciousness, but Marina offers mainly sociological explanations and ultimately argues that church members understand tongue speaking primarily as a form of social empowerment. He also insightfully analyzes church organization, outlining the formal and informal structures of the Holy Ghost Church with attention to charismatic authority. Earlier studies of Pentecostalism predicted that church authority would become increasingly bureaucratic over time, but Marina convincingly argues that leaders in smaller Pentecostal congregations are better able to maintain their claims to charisma. The author's presentation is clear, his attention to ethnographic detail exemplary, and his scholarship sound. A significant contribution to the study of African American Pentecostalism. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All levels/libraries. * CHOICE *Getting the Holy Ghost makes significant contributions to our understanding of African-American Pentecostalism and to the sociological study of religious conversion. The author successfully highlights some of the tensions between traditional religion and the complexities of urban life . . . . [Getting the Holy Ghost] is an excellent study. Marina’s presentation is clear, his attention to ethnographic detail is exemplary, and his scholarship is thorough. Highly recommended. * PentecoStudies *Peter Marina presents a rare portrait of religious rites in a small community church in Brooklyn, New York. Marina’s skillful use of qualitative data based on first hand accounts, in-depth interviews and daily encounters with neighborhood residents tell an intriguing story involving 'speaking in tongues,' rites of aggregation, and a moving pathos that is part of the historical circumstance of African-American life since slavery. It is powerful ethnography where outsiders are allowed into an often hidden world in plain sight. It is a fascinating account, thoughtful, and dynamic that deserves wide praise and should be read by all interested in life in the city. -- Terry Williams, The New SchoolGetting the Holy Ghost is a richly descriptive ethnography of an African American Pentecostal congregation in Brownsville, New York. Marina challenges the crisis model of religious conversion and instead argues that conversion is a life-long decision making process. Marina uses in-depth analysis of the conversion stories of ten participants, from pastors to recent converts, to make his case. While reading the life stories of these struggling Pentecostals, you’ll feel as if you know each of them personally. -- Peter Althouse, Southeastern UniversityGetting the Holy Ghost is a skillfully researched account of a small African/Caribbean Pentecostal congregation in Brooklyn, N.Y. Framing the work with sociological theories on Pentecostalism and religious conversion—some supported, others modified and still others rejected—Peter Marina narrates a delightful story through his use of rich interview data and personal observation. His account points to the importance of considering the role emotion plays in the growth of Pentecostalism, a global movement launched over 100 years ago with a host of paranormal experiences, including “tongue-speaking.” Marina’s analysis of how this small congregation balances charisma with institution in an age when spirituality increasingly challenges religious bureaucracy will be of interest not only to Pentecostal scholars but to all serious students of religion. -- Margaret A. Poloma, University of AkronPeter Marina has achieved something quite rare in the annals of sociological ethnography: he has entered a community with which he had little in common and has told a compelling story about its innermost meanings, its organization, its cultural rituals and practices with the analytical deftness and observational acuity of an old hand. Yet, this is Marina's first book! It is a wonderful accomplishment by an expert chronicler of the everyday among the urban poor. Read it and experience life in a house of worship as you've never seen it. -- David Brotherton, The City University of New YorkGetting the Holy Ghost is a marvelous ethnography which takes us to the hidden places and strange raptures of Pentecostalism , the largest Christian movement in the world today. Peter Marina has a fine eye for both physical and social detail: he writes like a dream and his text springs to life. In places it reads like a film script. You feel you are there amongst the dancers, the singers the people speaking in tongues and you share both his attraction and disquiet for this movement to reclaim the supernatural from the cold rationality of conventional religion. -- Jock Young, The City University of New YorkTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Chapter 1: A Brief Overview of Global Pentecostalism Chapter 2: Brownsville, Brooklyn Chapter 3: Holy Ghost Church Organizational Structure Part 2 Chapter 4: The Main Characters Chapter 5: The Pentecostal Scene and its Music Chapter 6: Becoming a God Hunter Chapter 7: Getting Saved Chapter 8: Speaking in Tongues Part 3 Chapter 9: The Future of the Black Tongue Speaking Church Chapter 10: Individual Consequences to Becoming a Pentecostal
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Createspace Independent Publishing Platform Splash! - Inspirational Quotations: Refreshing Motivational Quotes to Sip, Savor, and Share
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IVP Academic Renewal Worship – A Theology of Pentecostal
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InterVarsity Press Pentecost – A Day of Power for All People
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IVP Academic Pentecostal Orthodoxy – Toward an Ecumenism of
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Baker Publishing Group The People of God's Presence: An Introduction to
Book SynopsisIn an age when the church is sometimes viewed as irrelevant and inauthentic, leading Pentecostal theologian Terry Cross calls the people of God to a radical change of structure and mission based on theological principles. Cross, whose work is respected by scholars from across the ecumenical landscape, offers an introduction to ecclesiology that demonstrates how Pentecostals can contribute to and learn from the church catholic. A forthcoming volume by the author, Serving the People of God's Presence, will focus on the role of leadership in the church.Table of ContentsContents Introduction 1. The Church as the Means of Connecting with God? 2. The Nature of God and the People of God 3. The Encounter between God and Humans 4. The Tasks of the People of God in Gathered Community 5. The Tasks of the People of God in Missional Outreach 6. The People of God Proclaim and Hear Proclaimed the Word of God Conclusion: For the Sake of the World Indexes
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Baker Publishing Group Introduction to Theology – Declaring the Wonders
Book SynopsisThis systematic theology textbook introduces students to the complexity and beauty of theology as a pursuit of the global church today. It views theology as an ongoing conversation with many voices about the wonders of God that is faithful to Scripture but is also attentive to the wisdom of tradition and the relevance of context. The book first summarizes the nature and necessity of theological thinking and discusses theological method. Chapters then unfold in creedal order through the various regions of Christian teaching, with units on revelation, God, creation and providence, Christology, pneumatology, ecclesiology, anthropology, soteriology, and eschatology. This book is part of a new series that reflects the changing face of global Christianity. Series volumes are written by leading Pentecostal/Charismatic scholars who highlight themes of interest to Pentecostal/Charismatic students; however, the books are respectful, appreciative, and inclusive of a variety of church families and traditions. Series editors are Jerry Ireland, Paul W. Lewis, and Frank D. Macchia.Table of ContentsSeries PrefaceIntroduction1. Theology, Scripture, and Context2. God3. Jesus Christ4. Holy Spirit, Creation, and Salvation5. Church6. Final PurposesThe Bottom LineSelected ResourcesIndexes
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Baker Publishing Group Charismatic Christianity – Introducing Its
Book SynopsisWhat is the essence of charismatic Christianity, a renewal movement that stresses the Holy Spirit's work, the church's use of spiritual gifts, and the significance of the supernatural? Helen Collins gives a novel summary explanation drawn from the spiritual gifts. Through Scripture and doctrinal reflection, she shows that charismatic spirituality is a coherent, reasonable, and rich tradition with much to offer. Collins demonstrates how practicing spiritual gifts embodies a distinctive theology, making these practices carriers of doctrine. Using the Acts 2 narrative, she summarizes seven key emphases and associated practices: expectancy (prophecy), enchantment (miracles), encounter (healing), expression (testimony), equality (tongues), empowerment (evangelism), and enjoyment (worship). The result is a fresh introduction that is biblical, theologically robust, and practical, helping charismatic students to learn more about themselves and others to understand the movement and what it has to contribute to global theological discussions.Table of ContentsIntroductionA TestimonyThe Aims of This BookDefinitionsMethodOverview1. ExpectancyIntroductionActs 2:1The Gift of Prophecy: Enacting ExpectancyProphetic Expectancy: A Doctrine of GodThe Dangers of Prophetic ExpectancyThe Gift of Teaching: Framing ExpectancyConclusion: With Patience2. EnchantmentIntroductionActs 2:2The Gift of Working Miracles: Enacting EnchantmentMiraculous Enchantment: A Doctrine of CreationThe Dangers of Miraculous EnchantmentThe Gift of Steering: Nurturing EnchantmentConclusion: With Peace and Goodness3. EncounterIntroductionActs 2:3-4The Gifts of Healings: Enacting EncounterHealing Encounter: A Doctrine of HumanityThe Dangers of Healing EncountersThe Gift of Helping: Enabling EncounterConclusion: With Love4. ExpressionIntroductionActs 2:4The Gifts of the Utterances of Wisdom and Knowledge: Enacting ExpressivenessWise and Knowledgeable Expression: A Doctrine of SalvationThe Dangers of Wise and Knowledgeable ExpressionThe Gift of Discernment of Spirits: Analyzing ExpressionConclusion: With Faithfulness5. EqualityIntroductionActs 2:5-13The Gift of Various Kinds of Tongues: Enacting EqualityGlossolalic Equality: A Doctrine of the ChurchThe Dangers of Glossolalic EqualityThe Gift of Various Kinds of Tongues: Celebrating EqualityConclusion: With Joy6. EmpowermentIntroductionActs 2:14-41The Gift of Faith: Enacting EmpowermentFaith-Filled Empowerment: A Doctrine of MissionThe Dangers of Empowered FaithThe Gift of Service: Humbling EmpowermentConclusion: With Kindness and Gentleness7. EnjoymentIntroductionActs 2:42-47The Gift of Encouraging Exhortation: Enacting EnjoymentEncouraging, Exhorting Enjoyment: A Doctrine of the EndThe Dangers of Encouraging, Exhorting EnjoymentThe Gifts of Giving and Showing Mercy: Grounding EnjoymentConclusion: With Self-ControlConclusionInterconnected and DistinctiveUnified and EcumenicalChristian as Charismatic and Charismatic as ChristianTraditioning CharismaticsContributing to Pentecostal ScholarshipContributing to Global ChristianityBeing RenewedA TestimonyAppendix: Chapter OverviewIndex
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Baker Publishing Group Renewing Christian Worldview – A Holistic
Book SynopsisThis brief but comprehensive introduction to Christian worldview helps readers understand the Christian faith as the substance of Spirit-filled living and as a knowledge tradition stemming from the global Pentecostal movement. Using beauty, truth, and goodness as organizing principles, the authors delineate a Christian worldview by tracing each category historically, comparing and contrasting each with alternative Christian expressions, and constructing fresh takes on each as read through the lived Pentecostal experience. Unlike other worldview books, the authors' approach emphasizes beauty (relating to experience) rather than truth (involving knowledge acquisition); that difference in emphasis flows naturally from the Pentecostal perspective, which has traditionally centered the experience of the Spirit. Pentecostal Christians will find this volume indispensable for thinking lucidly about their worldview from a renewal perspective.Table of ContentsIntroduction: Seeking Renewal amid Competing WorldviewsPart 1: Renewing Beauty1. Aesthetic Formation: How Perceptions Shape Us2. A Historical Survey of Beauty and Aesthetics3. Contemporary Christian Aesthetics: Begbie, Balthasar, and Hart4. A Renewal Perspective on Beauty, Aesthetics, and Embodied SpiritualityPart 2: Renewing Goodness5. Civic Engagement: How to Be Salt and Light in the World6. A Historical Survey of Goodness and Ethics7. Contemporary Christian Ethics: Niebuhr, MacIntyre, and Hauerwas8. A Renewal Perspective on Goodness, Ethics, and Civic EngagementPart 3: Renewing Truth9. Cultural Apologetics: How to Speak Truth to Culture10. A Historical Survey of Truth and Knowledge11. Contemporary Christian Epistemologies: Plantinga, Zagzebski, and Lindbeck12. A Renewal Perspective on Truth, Epistemology, and Holistic KnowledgeEpilogue: Living Renewed in a Pluralistic WorldIndex
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University of Arkansas Press Portraits of a Generation: Early Pentecostal
Book SynopsisA spirit of religious revival blazed across the United States just after 1900. With a focus on Holy Spirit power, early adherents stirred an enthusiastic response, first at a Bible school in Topeka and then in a small mission on Asuza Street in Los Angeles. Almost immediately, the movement spread to Houston, Chicago, and then northeastern urban centers. By the early 1910s the fervor had reached most parts of the United States, Canada, and northern Mexico, and eventually the converts called themselves pentecostals. Today there are pentecostals all over the world. From the beginning the movement was unusually diverse: women and African Americans were active in many of the early fellowships, and although some groups were segregated, some were interracial. Everytwhere, ordinary people passionately devoted themselves to salvation, Holy Ghost baptism evidenced by speaking in tongues, divine healing, and anticipation of the Lord's imminent return. This movement saw itself as leaderless, depending on individual conversion and a radical equality of souls — or, as early devotees would say, on the Holy Spirit. But a closer look reveals a host of forceful, clear-eyed leaders. This volume offers twenty biographical portraits of the first-generation pioneers who wove the different strands of Holy Spirit revivalism into a coherent and dramatically successful movement.Trade ReviewThis book fills signficant gaps in the historical account of the early leaders of the Pentecostal movement. The solidy researched and well-written essays serve not only as portraits of the movement's early leaders, but also as a set of windows through which readers can look from different angles at one of the most important and dynamic developments in the religious world during the twentieth century." —;William C. Martin, author of With God on Our Side: The Rise of the Religious Right in America"This book will fill a great void. . . . What is impressive is the range of subjects: the balance between men and women, between whites and non-whites, and between areas of geographical work." —Charles H. Lippy, author of Pluralism Comes of Age: American Religious Culture in the Twentieth Century
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