Russia - Piotr Dutkiewicz
the challenges of transformation
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The Assemblies of God (AG) is the ninth largest American and the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination, with over 50 million followers worldwide. The AG embraces a worldview of miracles and mystery that makes“supernatural” experiences, such as speaking in tongues, healing, and prophecy, normal for Christian believers. Ever since it first organized in 1916, however, the “charismata” or “gifts of the Holy Spirit” have felt tension from institutional forces. Over the decades, vital charismatic experiences have been increasingly tamed by rituals, doctrine, and denominational structure. Yet the path towards institutionalization has not been clear-cut. New revivals and direct personal experience of God—the hallmarks of Pentecostalism—continue as an important part of the AG tradition, particularly in the growing number of ethnic congregations in the United States. The Assemblies of God draws on fresh, up-to-date research including quantitative surveys and interviews from twenty-two diverse Assemblies of God congr...
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2011Uitgever: New York University Press491 paginasTaal: EngelsISBN-10: 081478500XISBN-13: 9780814785003Koop dit boek tweedehands
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[Auteur: Dutkiewicz, Piotr & Dmitri Trenin] [Pagina's: 491] [Taal: en] [Uitgever: New York University Press] [Jaar: 2011] [Titel: Russia. The Challenges of Transformation]
