Review of Paul S. Baker, Pentecostal Imagination and the Retrieval of Identity: Towards a Pneumatology of History

Authors

  • Jon Newton Alphacrucis University College

Abstract

Pentecostal identity and Pentecostal history are closely intertwined, though many Pentecostals are unaware of their history, or indeed of history generally. Modern Pentecostalism began at the outset of the twentieth century, seemingly as a completely new phenomenon. This immediately raised questions. Was this an authentic Christian movement or not? If it was genuinely Christian, why were its distinctive features not heard of before, at least not since the New Testament (at best)? How did it relate to the broader church? What were the roots of the modern Pentecostal movement? And what of the Pentecostals’ claim that theirs was/is the “apostolic faith”? Was there any evidence that this was so?

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Published

2023-12-07

How to Cite

Newton, J. . (2023). Review of Paul S. Baker, Pentecostal Imagination and the Retrieval of Identity: Towards a Pneumatology of History . Australasian Pentecostal Studies, 24(1), 77–78. Retrieved from https://aps-journal.com/index.php/APS/article/view/9636

Issue

Vol. 24 No. 1 (2023): Australasian Pentecostal Studies

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Book Reviews

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