Studying Global Pentecostalism - 9780520266629

Pentecostalism has become the world's fastest growing religious movement. More than five hundred million adherents worldwide have reshaped Christianity itself. Yet some fundamental questions in the study of global Pentecostalism remain largely unaddressed. Bringing together leading scholars in the social sciences, history, and theology, this unique volume explores these questions for this rapidly growing, multidisciplinary field of study. A valuable resource for anyone studying new forms of Christianity, it offers insights and guidance on both theoretical and methodological issues.

"This important volume provides an unmatched perspective on the study of global Pentecostalism. It will be cited extensively as a point of reference for what one means by 'global Pentecostalism'".ùKevin O'Neill, author of City of God: Christian Citizenship in Postwar Guatemala

"Some might say that scholars of Pentecostalism are spoiled for choice when it comes to surveys and overviews of the field. But in its range and scope, Studying Global Pentecostalism stands apart. I don't know of any other volume that helps bridge the gap between theology and the social sciences so effectively."-Matthew Engelke, author of A Problem of Presence: Beyond Scripture in an African Church

Allan Anderson is Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom.

Michael Bergunder is Professor of History of Religions and Mission Studies at the University of Heidelberg

AndrT Droogers is Professor Emeritus of Cultural Anthropology at VU University, Amsterdam

Cornelis Van Der Laan is Professor of Pentecostal Studies in the Faculty of Theology at VU University, Amsterdam.