The ‘Pentecostal’ Beginnings and Ecumenical Horizon of Early English Baptists
As their collective identity coalesced through the seventeenth century, early English Baptists grounded their vision of a reformed church not only on right understanding of Scripture but also faithful dependence on the Holy Spirit. Consequently, they experimented with and contested a range of practi...
| Published in: | Journal of European Baptist Studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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International Baptist Theological Study Centre
2023
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| In: |
Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
England
/ Baptists
/ Pneumatology
/ History 1640-1675
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Charismatic movement
/ Ecumene
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| IxTheo Classification: | KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KBF British Isles KDG Free church KDJ Ecumenism NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit |
| Further subjects: | B
Baptists
B Pentecostalism B Ecumenism B Charismatic Christianity |
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| Summary: | As their collective identity coalesced through the seventeenth century, early English Baptists grounded their vision of a reformed church not only on right understanding of Scripture but also faithful dependence on the Holy Spirit. Consequently, they experimented with and contested a range of practices that would be recognised as‘Pentecostal’ in the present day. These practices included the laying on of hands for receiving the Holy Spirit, direct inspiration of the elements of worship such as songs of praise, and divine healing of illness. These characteristics express points of ecumenical convergence with the later Pentecostal and charismatic movements that belie bounded theological demarcations. This article rehearses those initial Baptist convictions about being a Spirit-empowered people, identifies the parallels with Pentecostalism, and argues that a retrieval of this history should lay the groundwork for as-yet unrealised ecumenical dialogue. |
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| ISSN: | 1804-6444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of European Baptist Studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.25782/jebs.v23i1.1129 |