Spirit and Power
The Growth and Global Impact of Pentecostalism
Published on 15. August 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-0-19-992059-4 (ISBN)
Description
Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious movement in the world, currently estimated to have at least 500 million adherents. In the movement's early years, most Pentecostal converts lived in relative poverty, leading many scholars to regard the new religion as a form of spiritual compensation. Yet the rapidly shifting social ecology of Pentecostal Christians includes many middle-class individuals, as well as an increasing number of young adults attracted by the music and vibrant worship of these churches. The stereotypical view of Pentecostals as ''other-worldly'' and disengaged from politics and social ministry is also being challenged, especially as Pentecostals--including many who are committed to working for social and political change--constitute growing minorities in many countries.
Spirit and Power addresses three main questions: Where is Pentecostalism growing globally? Why it is growing? What is its social and political impact? The contributors include theologians, historians, and social scientists, bringing diverse disciplinary perspectives to these empirical questions. The essays draw on extensive survey research as well as in-depth ethnographic field methods, with analyses offering diverging and sometimes competing explanations for the growth and impact of Pentecostalism around the world.
This volume puts Pentecostalism into a global context that examines not only theology and religious structures, but the social, cultural, and economic settings in which it is, or is not, growing, as well as the social and political development of Pentecostal groups in different societies around the world.
Spirit and Power addresses three main questions: Where is Pentecostalism growing globally? Why it is growing? What is its social and political impact? The contributors include theologians, historians, and social scientists, bringing diverse disciplinary perspectives to these empirical questions. The essays draw on extensive survey research as well as in-depth ethnographic field methods, with analyses offering diverging and sometimes competing explanations for the growth and impact of Pentecostalism around the world.
This volume puts Pentecostalism into a global context that examines not only theology and religious structures, but the social, cultural, and economic settings in which it is, or is not, growing, as well as the social and political development of Pentecostal groups in different societies around the world.
Reviews / Votes
Spirit and Power signals the scholarly coming age of the study of global Pentecostalism . a spectacular achievement. * Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion * Spirit and Power makes a much need scholarly contribution to the study of global Pentecostalism... This volume sets the standard for a more sophisticated, multidimensional, and diverse comprehension of the growth and impact of global Pentecostalism. * Journal of the American Academy of Religion * The twenty contributors to this volume are diverse in nationality, professional background, and academic disciplines... These valuable essays explicate this fastest growing segment of Christianity--renewalists. * CHOICE * Amazing as it might have seemed a generation ago, we now have to reckon Pentecostal Christianity as one of the most successful and transformative global movements of the twentieth century. Fortunately, the topic has attracted some really first class scholarship, which is amply represented in Spirit and Power. This is a rich and multi-faceted collection of studies. Readable and, often, inspiring. * Philip Jenkins, author of The Next Christendom *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
652 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-992059-4 (9780199920594)
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Persons
DM: Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, USC; KS: Vice-President for Human Sciences, John Templeton Foundation; RF: Director of Research, Center for Religion and Civic Culture and Associate Research Professor of Sociology, USC
Editor
Professor of Religion and Director of the Center for Religion and Civic CultureProfessor of Religion and Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
Vice President, Human SciencesVice President, Human Sciences, John Templeton Foundation
Director of Research, Center for Religion and Civic Culture and Associate Research Professor of SociologyDirector of Research, Center for Religion and Civic Culture and Associate Research Professor of Sociology, University of Southern California
Content
Contributors ; Introduction: Pentecostalism as a Global Phenomenon ; Donald E. Miller ; SECTION 1. Pentecostal Origins: From Azusa Street to Global Networks ; Chapter 1: The Emergence of a Multidimensional Global Missionary Movement: Trends, Patterns, and Expressions ; Allan Anderson ; Chapter 2: Launching a Global Movement: The Role of the Azusa Street in Pentecostalism's Growth and Expansion ; Cecil M. Robeck, Jr. ; SECTION 2. Why is Pentecostalism Growing? ; Chapter 3: Spirited Competition: Pentecostal Success in Latin America's New Religious Marketplace ; R. Andrew Chesnut ; Chapter 4: The Growth and Development of Non-Catholic Churches in Paraguay ; Henri Gooren ; SECTION 3. Pentecostalism and Politics ; Chapter 5: Pentecostalism and Politics in Latin America: Compromise or Prophetic Witness? ; Paul Freston ; Chapter 6: Pentecostalism and Democracy: Is There a Relationship? ; Robert Woodberry ; SECTION 4. Pentecostalism and Social Engagement ; Chapter 7: Pentecostals and the New World Order in El Salvador: Separating, Consuming, and Engaging ; Timothy Wadkins ; Chapter 8: The Metamorphosis of Nigerian Pentecostalism: From Signs and Wonders to Service and Influence in Society ; Danny McCain ; SECTION 5. Transnational Pentecostalism ; Chapter 9: Reconfiguring the Global Religious Economy: The Role of African Pentecostalism ; Afe Adogame ; Chapter 10: Remittances and Mission: Transnational Latino Pentecostal Ministry in Los Angeles ; Juan Martinez ; SECTION 6. Gendered Pentecostalism ; Chapter 11: Beautiful Feet: Women Leaders and the Shaping of Global Pentecostalism ; Estrelda Alexander ; Chapter 12: Constructing Gender within Global Pentecostalism: Contrasting Case Studies in Colombia and South Africa ; Katherine L. Attanasi ; SECTION 7. Spirit/Power ; Chapter 13: Gifts of the Spirit: Reflections on Pentecostalism and Its Growth in Asia ; William Kay ; Chapter 14: Prophecy, Empowerment and Godly Love: The Spirit Factor in the Growth of Pentecostalism ; Margaret Poloma and Matthew T. Lee ; Conclusion: Pentecostalism in Global Perspective ; Richard Flory and Kimon H. Sargeant ; Appendix. By the Numbers: The Global Expansion of Pentecostalism ; 1. Global Pentecostal Demographics ; Todd Johnson ; 2. Pentecostal Growth in Africa, Asia, and Latin America: Findings from a Ten Country Survey ; John Green ; Index