Allan Heaton Anderson: 3 books
To the Ends of the Earth: Pentecostalism and the Transformation of World Christianity
Pentecostalism and the Transformation of World Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: December 24, 2012
No branch of Christianity has grown more rapidly than Pentecostalism, especially in the southern hemisphere. There are over 100 million Pentecostals in Africa. In Latin America, Pentecostalism now vies with Catholicism for the soul of the continent, and some of the largest pentecostal congregations...
An Introduction to Pentecostalism
Global Charismatic Christianity
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2013
Pentecostalism has become the fastest growing Christian movement, particularly outside Europe, and Allan Heaton Anderson is one of the foremost scholars of this phenomenon. His innovative interpretation of Pentecostalism focuses on the serious contribution made by both western and Majority World participants...
Spirit-Filled World
Religious Dis/Continuity in African Pentecostalism
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2018
This book is about African Pentecostalism and its relationship to religious beliefs about a pervading spirit world. It argues that Pentecostalism keeps both a continuous and a discontinuous relationship in tension. Based on field research in a South African township, including qualitative interviews...