Mainstream and Marginal Theologies in Australian Pentecostalism

Pentecostalism has always struggled to define itself theologically from the beginning. Starting out as a marginal stream within Christianity, early Pentecostals were reluctant to compose statements of faith and were susceptible to a range of new doctrines, a problem that continues to this day. In th...

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Main Author: Newton, Jon K. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2024
In: Journal of pentecostal theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 33, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-99
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
KBS Australia; Oceania
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Pentecostalism
B Deliverance
B marginal
B Theologies
B British-Israelism
B Mainstream
B Doctrines
B Australia
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Summary:Pentecostalism has always struggled to define itself theologically from the beginning. Starting out as a marginal stream within Christianity, early Pentecostals were reluctant to compose statements of faith and were susceptible to a range of new doctrines, a problem that continues to this day. In this article, the author surveys the theological development of Pentecostalism in Australia, giving special attention to a specific Australian-born movement, Christian Revival Crusade, because of its distinctive doctrines of British-Israelism and deliverance of believers from evil spirits. The author concludes with some observations of recent doctrinal developments in Australian Pentecostalism before positing some causes for such changes and drawing some lessons for Pentecostalism as a whole.
ISSN:1745-5251
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of pentecostal theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/17455251-bja10049