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The Ideological Development of 'Power' in Early American Pentecostalism: An Historical, Theological, and Sociological Study
Author(s): Peter Althouse (Author)
- Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
- Publication Date: 1 Dec. 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 264 pages
- ISBN-10: 0773414509
- ISBN-13: 9780773414501
Book Description
Using methods of historical analysis, theological interpretation and sociological theory, this study investigates the way the language of power coalesced and formed the spiritual and theological culture of 20th century Pentecostalism. After a brief discussion of the role of language in the social construction of reality, this study examines the historical development of the language of power in Wesleyan Holiness and American Revivalism and how it fuelled early perusal of early Pentecostal experiences of the Spirit, spiritual practices and theological descriptions. Following a perusal of early Pentecostal writings and testimonies, Weber’s theories of charisma and Durkheim’s theories of symbolic interaction are employed to make sense of the Pentecostal world, one in which both personal and social transformations occur.
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About the Author
Peter Althouse is Associate Professor of Theology at Southeastern University, Lakeland, Florida; He received his PhD from the University of St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto. He has published Spirit of the Last Days: Pentecostal Eschatology in Conversation with Jurgen Moltmann and is co-editor of Winds from the North: Canadian Contributions to the Pentecostal Movement and also Perspectives in Pentecostal Eschatologies: World without End. Dr. Althouse is currently conducting Templeton-funded research on prayer and the charismatic renewal for the Flame of Love Project.
