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Starting from small numbers before 1914, the Pentecostal and charismatic movement now comprises nearly one third of the whole of the global Christian population. Scholarly accounts of Pentecostal and charismatic congregations in various countries have been written but this book does something new. It provides an interconnected account of Pentecostalism in Europe, something never before been attempted because of the diversity of languages spoken across the continent. This book shows how Pentecostalism spread from the north of Europe and how it fared during two horrific wars and under communist dictatorships. In doing so it provides new theological, historical and sociological information about Pentecostal churches in eastern and southern Europe, about the Catholic Charismatic Movement and about the state of western groupings.
Price: $234.00
Pages: 418
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
Publication Date:
20 September 2011
ISBN: 9789004207301
Format: Hardcover
"It is thorough, including virtually every European nation, extending even to such smaller states as Iceland and Macedonia. Several entries (Russia and Ukraine, Central European countries, the Iberian peninsula) provide more information on Pentecostal history than has been readily available in English." – Peter Hocken
"An essential book for Pentecostal studies, highly recommended." – Roger Hedlund
"The first sustained overview of Pentecostalism in Europe that examins its origins and historical development with a statistical description of its incidence across a range of European countries.... a highly valauble book" – Michael Wilkinson, Trinity Western University, USA, in: Sociology of Religion
"Those looking for an introduction to this topic will do well to begin here." – Amos Yong, in: Religious Studies Review
"An essential book for Pentecostal studies, highly recommended." – Roger Hedlund
"The first sustained overview of Pentecostalism in Europe that examins its origins and historical development with a statistical description of its incidence across a range of European countries.... a highly valauble book" – Michael Wilkinson, Trinity Western University, USA, in: Sociology of Religion
"Those looking for an introduction to this topic will do well to begin here." – Amos Yong, in: Religious Studies Review
William K Kay, Ph.D. (1981) Education, Reading University, and PhD (1989) in Theology, Nottingham University, is Professor of Theology at Glyndŵr University, Wrexham, Wales. He has published extensively on educational and Pentecostal topics including Pentecostalism: a very short introduction (Oxford University Press, 2011).
Anne E Dyer Ph.D. (2008) in Theology, Bangor University, N Wales, is the senior Librarian and a tutor at Mattersey Hall, a ministry training centre (BA-PhD) for the Assemblies of God in the UK. Her specialities are history of Pentecostalism and Christian Mission. She has been assistant to Professor W. K. Kay since 2003 in research and editing books and the Journal of European Pentecostal Association, for which she is secretary.
Anne E Dyer Ph.D. (2008) in Theology, Bangor University, N Wales, is the senior Librarian and a tutor at Mattersey Hall, a ministry training centre (BA-PhD) for the Assemblies of God in the UK. Her specialities are history of Pentecostalism and Christian Mission. She has been assistant to Professor W. K. Kay since 2003 in research and editing books and the Journal of European Pentecostal Association, for which she is secretary.