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Canadian Pentecostalism

Transition and Transformation

by (author) Michael Wilkinson

Publisher
McGill-Queen's University Press
Initial publish date
Feb 2009
Category
General
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780773537330
    Publish Date
    Feb 2010
    List Price
    $32.95
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780773534575
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $40.95
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9780773575943
    Publish Date
    Feb 2009
    List Price
    $95.00

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One of the most significant transformations in twentieth-century Christianity is the emergence and development of Pentecostalism. With over five hundred million followers, it is the fastest-growing movement in the world. An incredibly diverse movement, it has influenced many sectors of Christianity, flourishing in Africa, Latin America, and Asia and having an equally significant effect on Canada. Bringing together a previously scattered and somewhat hidden literature, Canadian Pentecostalism provides the first comprehensive overview of the subject. The collection is broad in focus, examining classical Pentecostalism, charismatic movements in the Roman Catholic and mainline Protestant traditions, and neo-Pentecostalism. Contributing authors examine historical debates about the origins of the movement, the response of Pentecostalism to institutionalization and globalization, and the roles of women, indigenous peoples, and immigrants within the Canadian movement.

About the author

Michael Wilkinson is associate professor of sociology, and director of the Religion in Canada Institute, Trinity Western University.

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