Daniel Topf - Pentecostal Theological Education in the Majority World: A Century of Overcoming Obstacles and Gaining New Ground (pp. 81-96) (original) (raw)
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Asian Journal Pentecostal Studies, 2023
Pentecostal Theological Education in the Majority World: The Graduate and Post-Graduate Level is the first volume of a three-volume series to be published by APTS Press to bring Pentecostal perspectives on Majority World theological education to the marketplace of ideas. The second and third volumes will address undergraduate and nonformal Pentecostal theological education. The authors in the first volume write primarily from a classical Pentecostal experience, but, in the words of Rick Wadholm, their ideas pertain more broadly to “the global Spiritmovement with emphasis upon the baptism in the Holy Spirit and charismatic expressions as pertaining to the life of the Spirit” (2). The authors speak from a wide range of experiences in the Majority World and the West, including Ethiopia (Gary Munson and Temesgen Kahsay), the Philippines (Dave Johnson), India (Josfin Raj), South Africa (Peter White), Spanish-speaking Latin America (Jeremiah Campbell), Australia (Dean O’Keefe and Jacqueline Grey), Europe (Danial Topf), Asia in general (Vee J. D-Davidson), and the Asian American experience (Amos Yong).
Stanley M. Burgess - Pentecostalism in India: An Overview (pp. 85-98)
Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies and APTS Press, 2001
By the middle of year 2000, Pentecostalism in India has grown to approximately 33.5 million strong, ranking fifth in the world (behind Brazil, the United States, China, and Nigeria) for total numbers in the renewal. Included in this total are 1,253,041 classical Pentecostals; 5,032,741 Charismatics; and 27,234,219 Neocharismatics.1 It is not the purpose of this essay to provide a comprehensive history of Indian Pentecostalism. Rather, it will examine pre-twentieth century examples of Pentecostalism in India, followed by a brief overview of the emergence of the classical Pentecostalism, the Charismatic and the Neocharismatic movements, together with four illustrative case studies illustrative of the several waves of the Indian renewal.2
The Formation and Development of Pentecostalism in the Twentieth Century
2015
Thesis Statement Pentecostalism has become a significant theological movement within Christianity on a global basis, and its influence is felt not just among Pentecostals, but also among many mainline denominations. Its rapid growth is due in part to its missionary program that is sensitive to the particularities of the indigenous peoples abroad, its eschatological passions, as well as to the experiential nature of the conversion experience.
Pentecostalism in India: Its Origin, Growth and Impact on the Marginalized Communities
INTRODUCTION The Church has always encountered renewal and revival in the course of its history in order to sustain its existence and to keep its purpose alive for what it was founded. The protestant reformation and the modern Pentecostal and charismatic movement are typical examples for such renewals. Keeping this in mind, this short paper attempts to present the origin of the modern Pentecostal movement and particularly it attempts to revisit the beginning of Pentecostal-like awakening in India and its impact upon the marginalized communities. Furthermore, the researcher also attempts to critically evaluate some of the negative impressions, that has been brought out by the Pentecostal and charismatic churches in Indian soil in the course of its development and the hoping future of the Pentecostalism in India.