This book critically examines contemporary Pentecostalism in South Africa and its influence
on some of the countries that surround it. Pentecostalism plays a significant role in the …

The face of African Christianity is becoming Pentecostal. African Pentecostalism is a diverse
movement, but its collective interest in baptism in the Spirit and the result of Pentecost in …

The idea for this article was developed in ecumenical discussion regarding the worrisome
developments in some neo-Pentecostal ministries where stories of snake-eating …

The beginnings and first half-century of South African Pentecostalism are characterised by a
tradition of anti-intellectualism consisting of a rejection of theological training, a critical and …

Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that
encouraged a stance of conscientious objection. However, since the Second World War …

The migration of people from Africa to the UK in the last few decades is a subject of ongoing
socio-political discourse. One of the results of global South to global North migration is the …

In general, early Pentecostals did not use any pulpits in their halls in order to underline their
emphasis that each believer is a prophet and priest equipped by the Holy Spirit with gifts for …

The claim of 'being led by the Holy Spirit'has caused African Pentecostals to develop weak
fluid theologies. The problem is exacerbated by the deepening of economic inequalities …

African Pentecostalism is a diverse movement, that has become popular within African
Christianity. However, in more recent years there have been concerning developments in …

The study's setting is South African classical Pentecostals' use of hermeneutics that became
aligned with conservative Evangelicals' fundamentalist practices since the 1940s. It …