This book deals with the largest global shift in religion over the
last forty years, the astonishing rise of Pentecostalism and
charismatic Christianity. Conservative estimates suggest that a
quarter of a billion people are now members of Pentecostal
churches, mainly in the developing world. David Martin examines the
widely differing forms of Pentecostal religion across the five
continents, drawing deeply significant conclusions about the future
of Christianity itself.
David Martin's "Tongues of Fire "was a pioneering examination of
Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity in Latin America. This
book extends the argument of that book and applies it globally. The
author looks at the roots of the Pentecostal movement to explain
how it crosses cultural boundaries, appealing to people as diverse
as the respectable poor in Latin American and Africa, the new
middle classes of South East Asia, and minorities in the Andes or
Nepal. Martin offers a sensitive and illuminating account of the
life-world of Pentecostals which looks at the specificities of
history, politics, culture and economics while drawing out a
wide-ranging theory and explanation of the secular and the
sacred.
"Pentecostalism: The World Their Parish "is a major milestone in
the work of one of the most respected sociologists of religion
writing today. It will become essential reading for students,
academics and general readers interested in the rise of global
religion.
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