Includes bibliographical references and index.

Interdisciplinary perspectives -- Varieties, taxonomies, and definitions / Allan Anderson -- Essentialist and normative approaches / Andre Droogers -- The cultural turn / Michael Bergunder -- Gender and power / Elizabeth Brusco -- Conversion narratives / Henri Gooren -- Pentecostalism and globalization / Birgit Meyer -- Social sciences and humanities -- Psychology of religion / Stefan Huber and Odilo W. Huber -- Anthropology of religion / Joel Robbins -- Sociology of religion / Stephen Hunt -- Historical approaches / Cornelis van der Laan -- Theology -- Pneumatologies in systematic theology / Veli-Matti Kerkkeinen -- Missiology and the interreligious encounter / Amos Yong and Tony Richie -- Practical theology / Mark J. Cartledge -- Ecumenism / Cecil M. Robeck Jr.

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With its remarkable ability to adapt to many different cultures, Pentecostalism has become the world's fastest growing religious movement. More than five hundred million adherents worldwide have reshaped Christianity itself. Yet some fundamental questions in the study of global Pentecostalism, and even in what we call "Pentecostalism," remain largely unaddressed. Bringing together leading scholars in the social sciences, history, and theology, this unique volume explores these questions for this rapidly growing, multidisciplinary field of study. A valuable resource for anyone studying new form