W.F.P.Burton (1886-1971): a Pentecostal pioneer's missional vision for Congo

Emerging as a Pentecostal (1886-1914) -- Established leader of Pentecostal missionaries (1915-1958) -- Burton's relationships with Congolese Pentecostals, especially Ngoloma Ndela Bantu (1916-1939) -- Evangelising through Shalumbo (1916-1937) -- Burton's devolving power : the CEM 1959-1964...

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Published in:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies
Main Author: Emmett, David 1957- (Author)
Format: Print Book
Language:English
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Published: Leiden Boston Brill [2021]
In: Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies (volume 39)
Series/Journal:Global Pentecostal and charismatic studies volume 39
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Burton, William Frederick Padwick 1886-1971
IxTheo Classification:RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Pentecostal Churches Missions (Congo (Democratic Republic)) History 20th century
B Thesis
B Burton, W. F. P (William Frederick Padwick) (1886-1971)
B Missionaries (Congo (Democratic Republic)) Biography
B Missions, British (Congo (Democratic Republic)) History 20th century
B Pentecostalism (Congo (Democratic Republic)) History 20th century
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Summary:Emerging as a Pentecostal (1886-1914) -- Established leader of Pentecostal missionaries (1915-1958) -- Burton's relationships with Congolese Pentecostals, especially Ngoloma Ndela Bantu (1916-1939) -- Evangelising through Shalumbo (1916-1937) -- Burton's devolving power : the CEM 1959-1964 -- Conclusion: Frustrated idealist.
"Emmett contributes to missional pentecostal historiography through bringing a pre-eminent figure in early British Pentecostalism into the limelight. He shows how Pentecostalism in Belgian Congo was pioneered by W.F.P.Burton alongside local agency. Central to Burton's contradictory and complex personality was a passionate desire to see the emancipation of humankind from the spiritual powers of darkness believing only Spirit-empowered local agency would enduringly prove effective. Burton's faith believed for Spirit intervention in church communities converting lives, bringing physical healing and transforming regions. In the maelstrom following Congolese Independence, Burton's belief in his own brand of indigenisation made him an outlier even among Pentecostals. Burton's pentecostal faith engendered an idealism which frustratingly conflicted with those not sharing it in the way he pursued it. This book thus serves Pentecostals and historians by clarifying Burton's ideals and revealing the reasons for his frustrations"--
Item Description:Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Birmingham, 2017, titled W.F.P. Burton (1886-1971) and Congolese agency : a biographical study of a Pentecostal mission
Includes bibliographical references and index
ISBN:9004426825