Tetsunao Yamamori & Donald E. Miller 
Global Pentecostalism [PDF ebook] 
The New Face of Christian Social Engagement

How and why is Christianity’s center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book which provides the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life, the book dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging, nuanced portrait of a major new social movement. 

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Acknowledgments

Introduction


1. Global Pentecostalism

An Emergent Force within World Christianity


2. Progressive Pentecostals

Ministries, Beliefs, and Motivations


3. Building a New Generation

Programs Serving Children and Youth


4. Practicing the Faith

Transforming Individuals and Society


5. Encounters with the Holy

Meeting God in Worship and Prayer


6. Born in the Image of God

Democracy and Upward Social Mobility


7. Organizing the Saints

Giving the Ministry to the People


8. The Future of Progressive Pentecostalism


Appendix: List of Interviews

Notes

Contents of DVD

Index

关于作者

Donald Miller, Professor of Religion and Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, is the author of Reinventing American Protestantism (UC Press) and editor of Gen X Religion, among other books. Tetsunao Yamamori, President Emeritus of Food for the Hungry International and Senior Fellow of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, is the author and editor of two dozen books including Exploring Religious Meaning and Penetrating Missions’ Final Frontier.