European Pentecostalism: A European Past and a Pentecostal Future

Abstract In a global context, numerically European Pentecostals are relatively few. That said, European Pentecostalism has deep native roots and a rich international history. Indeed, this article argues that European Pentecostalism is precisely a modern European Christian movement because of both it...

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Main Author: Frestadius, Simo (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2020
In: Pneuma
Year: 2020, Volume: 42, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 415-429
IxTheo Classification:CA Christianity
KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KBA Western Europe
KBK Europe (East)
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Multiculturalism
B Networks
B Europe
B social embodiment
B Institutions
B pentecostal history
B Culture
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Summary:Abstract In a global context, numerically European Pentecostals are relatively few. That said, European Pentecostalism has deep native roots and a rich international history. Indeed, this article argues that European Pentecostalism is precisely a modern European Christian movement because of both its European origins and its international ethos. Informed by this historical past, the article proposes that the pentecostal narrative of Acts 2, which celebrates the diversity of cultures and calls peoples to repentance, has the potential to help European culture to navigate its complex past and provide the foundational story for building its multicultural future. This, however, can only be done if European Pentecostals themselves effectively socially embody the message of Pentecost in their local congregations, networks, and institutions.
ISSN:1570-0747
Contains:Enthalten in: Pneuma
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/15700747-bja10026