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Signs and Wonders
Why Pentecostalism Is the World's Fastest Growing Faith1. Aufl.
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| Verlag: | Wiley |
| Format: | EPUB |
| Veröffentl.: | 27.03.2009 |
| ISBN/EAN: | 9780470456392 |
| Sprache: | englisch |
| Anzahl Seiten: | 256 |
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Beschreibungen
Combining personal stories and sound scholarship, Paul Alexander, a young scholar with a Pentecostal background, examines the phenomenal worldwide success of Pentecostalism. While most other works on the subject are either for academics or believers, this book speaks to a broader audience. Interweaving stories of his own and his family's experiences with an account of Pentecostalism's history and tenets, Alexander provides a unique and accessible perspective on the movement.
<p>Foreword vii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xiii</p> <p>CHAPTER 1 Just Ask: A World of Miracles Awaits 1</p> <p>CHAPTER 2 Worship and Music 19</p> <p>CHAPTER 3 Tongue-Talking 41</p> <p>CHAPTER 4 Prosperity (or Money, Money, Money, Money) 61</p> <p>CHAPTER 5 Storytelling 79</p> <p>CHAPTER 6 Power and Spiritual Warfare 95</p> <p>CHAPTER 7 Prophecy, Visions, and Dreams 115</p> <p>CHAPTER 8 Hope, Joy, and Emotion 131</p> <p>Notes 151</p> <p>The Author 167</p> <p>Index 169</p>
<p>Paul Alexander is the founder of Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice, a multiethnic, international, and ecumenical network of pastors, laypeople, academics, missionaries, and students. He teaches at Azusa Pacific University.</p>
<p>Praise for Signs & Wonders</p> <p>"I urge the reading of Paul Alexander's Signs and Wonders as a second-best introduction to Pentecostalism, the first being 'being there.' He offers a clear narrative line, issues helpful explanations, and gives something of the experience one recognizes at Pentecostal events or in Pentecostal ventures." —From the Foreword by Martin E. Marty Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus at the University of Chicago and an ordained Lutheran minister</p> <p>"When I teach about religion in the current world situation the most frequent question I get is 'But why is Pentecostalism growing so quickly and in so many places?' I try to explain, but after reading this book my answer can now be much more complete and well grounded. This is the book that answers that question. It is fair, accurate, balanced, and written in an accessible style. No one seriously interested in the fastest growing Christian movement in the world can afford to miss it." —Harvey Cox Harvard Divinity School and author, Fire From Heaven</p>
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