Pentecostals doing church : an eclectic and global approach / by Mathew Clark.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Clark, Mathew S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pentecostalism.

Genre:

Libros electrónicos.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (306 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Newcastle upon Tyne, England : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, [2019]

Summary:

Pentecostal-type Christians today make up close to 25% of the worldwide number of Christians of all creeds. On any given Sunday morning, they represent an even higher proportion of all Christian worshippers. They are people who intensively "do church" in its every aspect. This work investigates how they do it, from everyday fellowship through leadership to styles of worship. It balances established Western research into Pentecostalism with information and perspectives from the global stage, engaging a wide spectrum of theological and social disciplines. Analysing how Pentecostals have understood themselves, it explores the biblical, historical, practical and missiological material they have utilised to establish both their implicit and explicit notions of "church." Aimed at both scholars and lay people, the style, presentation and scope of the material are especially relevant to thinking Christians of all vocations, and will also be useful for social scientists and historians intrigued by this recent Christian phenomenon.

Contents:

1. Rationale, method and structure

2. Biblical theological perspectives

3. Historical perspectives

4. Practical theological perspectives

5. Missiological perspectives

6. Major themes in Pentecostal ecclesiology.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781527533936

152753393X

9781527532748

OCLC:

1117367356