There is an exhaustive analysis on the life and legacy of Aimee Semple McPherson, which somewhat limits opportunity for further investigation. However, what remains unresolved is her contribution to women in ministry. Some argue that she is a pioneer for women in ministry, while…
This dissertation utilizes archival research and digital methodologies to examine the birth and development of pentecostal mission in Hong Kong between the years 1907 and 1942. Current attention to Hong Kong has tended to focus on the first few years of pentecostal activity in t…
Between 1914 and 1935 the Church of God, a major Southern Pentecostal denomination based in Cleveland, Tennessee, accepted and promoted serpent handling as an authentic manifestation of Holy Spirit baptism and as a persuasive evangelical tool. They used their popular weekly news…
Since the late 1940s, Praise and Worship has emerged as a new mode of liturgical expression out of North American Pentecostalism. Despite a variety of conflicts that have marked its adoption, it has found a home in a wide swath of global Protestant churches and it is estimated t…
This dissertation examines how Pentecostal-Charismatics in African contexts derive spiritual knowledge from the experience of dreams and visions (D/Vs), and discusses how the experiences and their interpretations manifest a distinctive expression of epistemology. The topic is a …
This dissertation demonstrates how the Emmanuel Gospel Center, a parachurch organization in Boston, built an urban evangelical coalition out of the city’s postwar migrant communities. Efforts to resist government-directed urban renewal and a missionary posture toward the city dr…
Utilizing library research and focusing primarily on the situation in the United States, this dissertation makes a theological and missiological argument for pentecostals to engage more forcefully in higher education by expanding and renewing their commitment toward operating th…
This dissertation examines the first three decades of a missionary encounter that began under the auspices of the Congo Inland Mission (CIM – later renamed as Africa Inter-Mennonite Mission [AIMM]) in Belgian Congo. As Africans, North Americans, and Europeans entered into relati…
1.Introduction --2.Protestant Christianity in Twentieth-Century Taiwan, with a Focus on the Evangelical Force from 1945 to 1990 --3.A Brief Historical Overview of the Pentecostal-Charismatic Activities in Taiwan, 1900-1970 --4.The Surprising Work of God, 1970-1979 --5.The Loosin…
This book presents a comprehensive account of the historical development of the Charismatic Movement in Taiwan, placing it within the context of Taiwan's religious and political history. Judith C.P. Lin unearths invaluable sources of the Japan Apostolic Mission, the Full Gospel …