The Future of Pentecostalism in the United StatesEric Patterson, Edmund John Rybarczyk One hundred years after the Azusa Street Revival stunned Los Angeles and changed Western Christianity, Pentecostalism has become the fastest growing religious movement in the world. However, many Pentecostal denominations in the United States are in a slow decline. Will Pentecostalism survive in North America in the twenty-first century? If so, what forms will it take? The Future of Pentecostalism in the United States brings together leading scholars of charismatic and Pentecostal Christianity to discuss and forecast these issues. The book looks at American Pentecostalism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives including sociology, theology, history, and the arts. The book also considers various traditions and sub-movements within U.S. Pentecostalism, such as African American Pentecostal and charismatic Latino churches, urban postmodern charismatic congregations, and the role of Pentecostal institutions of higher education. |
Contents
Introduction American Pentecostalism Challenges and Temptations | xiii |
Baptized in the Spirit A Reflection on the Future of Pentecostal Theology | 13 |
Postmodern Pentecostals? Emerging Subcultures Among Young Pentecostal Leaders | 25 |
Music in the Pentecostal Movement | 47 |
Latino Pentecostalism Globalized Christianity and the United States | 69 |
The Future of Pentecostal Higher Education the Ring the Shire or the Redemption of Middle Earth? | 81 |
The Symbolic Dilemma and the Future of Pentecostalism Mysticism Ritual and Revival | 103 |
The Future of Oneness Pentecostalism | 121 |
The Almost Pentecostal The Future of the Church of God in the United States | 135 |
Heritage and Horizons The Derivation and Destiny of Open Bible Churches | 155 |
Follow Peace With All Future Trajectories of the Church of God in Christ | 175 |
Conclusion Back to the Future US Pentecostalism in the 21st Century | 187 |
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