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Books > Christianity > Protestantism & Protestant Churches > Other Protestant & Nonconformist Churches > Pentecostal Churches
This expansive study offers an interpretation of the 'new
Pentecost': the rise of charismatic Christianity, before, during,
and after the 'long 1960s'. It examines the translocal actors,
networks, and media which constructed a 'Spiritscape' of
charismatic renewal in the Anglo-world contexts of Australia, the
British Isles, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, and the United
States. It places this arena also in a wider and dynamic worldwide
setting, exploring the ways in which charismatic imaginations of an
'age of the Spirit' were shaped by interpenetrations with the
'Third World', the Soviet Bloc, and beyond in the global Sixties
and Seventies. Age of the Spirit explains charismatic developments
within Protestantism and Catholicism, mainline and
non-denominational churches, and within existing pentecostalisms,
and places these in relation to lively scholarly themes such as
secularisation, authenticity, and cosmopolitanism. It offers an
unrivalled analysis of charismatic music, books, television,
conferences, personalities, community living, and controversies in
the 1960s and 1970s. It looks forward to the many global legacies
of charismatic renewal, for example in relation to the politics of
sexuality in the Anglican Communion, or to support for President
Donald J. Trump. The essential question at the heart of this book
is relevant for scholars and practitioners of Christianity alike:
how did charismatic renewal transform the churches in the twentieth
century, moving from the periphery to the mainstream?
Concerned that so many Christians have not reached their spiritual
potential, Dr. Tim Bagwell shares the revelation he has received to
help you come to the place of Possessing Your Prophetic Promise.
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