Perspectives in Pentecostal Eschatologies: World Without End (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781498255912)

During the mid-twentieth century Pentecostal theology was co-opted by fundamentalism and its dispensational brand of millennial eschatology. Fundamentalist dispensationalism not only reinterpreted the original Pentecostal vision of the latter-rain outpouring of the Spirit in the last days but undercut its raison d'etre as a people empowered by the Spirit of Pentecost to participate in the kingdom of God. Yet eschatology is much broader than twentieth-century dispensationalism, and Pentecostal eschatology is diverse, reflecting the diversity of Pentecostal and Charismatic spiritualities. There is no one Pentecostal eschatology but many Pentecostal eschatologies. This collection of essays from established scholars and rising stars offers fresh perspectives in eschatology for the Pentecostal and Charismatic movements. The fresh readings of eschatology in this volume are valuable because they demonstrate that Pentecostals no longer need to look to others to interpret their theology for them but can stand as scholars and thinkers in their own right.

Author: Peter Althouse
ISBN-10: 1498255914
ISBN-13: 9781498255912
Publisher: Pickwick Publications
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2010
Pages: 444
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.67lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d