Pentecostal Power: Expressions, Impact and Faith of Latin American Pentecostalism (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, 6) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004192492 ISBN 13: 9789004192492

Publisher: Brill, 2011

Synopsis

During the 1980s an explosion of Pentecostalism across Latin America attracted considerable attention among sociologists, political scientists and regional experts, eventually spreading to other academic disciplines. Indeed, ongoing spectacular growth and the social and political impact of the movement have strongly challenged secularization theory. Yet while studies exploring the phenomenon are plentiful, many limit their analysis to a single country, issue or the perspective of a particular discipline. Thus, this edited volume provides readers with a multidisciplinary and continent-wide treatment of the nature and effects of Latin American Pentecostalism (including a theological analysis, notably absent in most studies) by various experts with published work in the field, and as such represents an important contribution to the current literature.

About this title

About the Author:

Calvin L. Smith, Ph.D. (2005) in Theology, University of Birmingham, is Principal of King's Evangelical Divinity School, United Kingdom, and Editor of the Evangelical Review of Society and Politics. His publications include Revolution, Revival and Religious Conflict in Sandinista Nicaragua (Brill 2007).

Review:

"Pentecostal Power skilfully utilizes the work of scholars with solid credentials and expertise in their respective disciplines (...) At the least, the book is a solid work for those wishing to know more about the contemporary phenomenon of Pentecostalism's amazing journey in Latin America. "
Tony Ritchie in The Pneuma Review

"This volume makes an excellent contribution to Pentecostal studies. Its focus on the region of Latin America offers scholars a solid overview of the literature. Yet, it is not simply a review of previous research. The book moves the study of Latin American Pentecostalism forward by engaging the literature and offering further insight into important questions about origins, local context, social and political issues, and the relationship between Pentecostal theology, church, and society. I highly recommend this book to researchers of global Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity."
Michael Wilkinson in Canadian Journal of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 9004192492
• ISBN 13: 9789004192492
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Smith Calvin L.