About the Book
Scripting Pentecost explores and develops an analysis of worship and liturgy in Pentecostal and Charismatic traditions. Organized into three main sections, history, theology, and contemporary practice, the first section quarries the historical trajectories of classic Pentecostalism, the Charismatic movement, Third-Wave, and Oneness Pentecostalism. Particular attention is given to the liturgical approaches of some of the earliest leaders, including William J. Seymour, Alexander Boddy, and Aimee Semple McPherson. The second section, constructive theology, offers theological approaches to liturgical studies from Pentecostal and Charismatic perspectives. In this section the Pentecostal and Charismatic tradition is advanced and extended by an interaction with ecumenical sources. The third section, case studies in contemporary worship theology and practice, examines the actual performance of liturgy through selected global case studies chosen to reflect a diversity of ecclesial practice in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Latin America and Oceania.
Table of Contents:
Introduction, Mark J. Cartledge, A. J. Swoboda; Part I History and theology; Chapter 1 “New voices”, Leah Payne; Chapter 2 The Welsh Revival and the Azusa Street Revival, Jennifer A. Miskov; Chapter 3 Classical Pentecostal liturgy, Aaron Friesen; Chapter 4 An ever-renewed renewal, Neil Hudson; Chapter 5 A theology of sung worship, Andy Lord; Chapter 6 Pentecostal sacramentality and the theology of the altar, Wolfgang Vondey; Chapter 7 Saving liturgy, Chris E. W. Green; Part II Global case studies; Chapter 8 God is doing something new, A. J. Swoboda; Chapter 9 Pentecostal worship practices in Europe, Anne E. Dyer; Chapter 10 Ritual and spirituality in Kenyan Pentecostalism, Samuel W. Muindi; Chapter 11 Hybridity among the Chin of Myanmar, Denise Ross; Chapter 12 Bi-modal rhythms of celebration in Venezuela, Greg W. Burch; Chapter 13 Worship among the Binandere of Papua New Guinea, Sarita D. Gallagher;
About the Author :
Mark J. Cartledge is Professor of Practical Theology at Regent University School of Divinity, Virginia Beach, USA. He is also the Director of the Center for Renewal Studies in the University. He is the author of two Ashgate Books, Charismatic Glossolalia (2002) and Testimony in the Spirit (2010). His most recent book in the Pentecostal Manifesto series is entitled Mediation of the Spirit: Interventions in Practical Theology (2015). His current research is part of a major Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project looking at megachurches and their social engagement in London. The book from this project is entitled Transforming the City (2017).
A. J. Swoboda pastors Theophilus church in urban Portland, Oregon and is the founding director of Blessed Earth Northwest, an organization turning the hearts and hands of Jesus’ people to Jesus’ creation. He teaches theology, Bible, and pastoral studies at Fuller and George Fox Evangelical seminaries. As well, A.J. authored A Glorious Dark (Baker) and Introducing Evangelical Ecotheology (Baker Academic), among other books. His website and blog can be found at www.ajswoboda.com. He is @mrajswoboda on Twitter.
Review :
"An informative study of an important part of Pentecostal activities, this innovative collection provides a fascinating panorama on Pentecostal worship from many different perspectives. I know of no other book quite like it and it will be studied carefully with great profit." – Allan H. Anderson, Professor of Mission and Pentecostal Studies, University of Birmingham
"I am happy to commend this book to many different kinds of readers, not just specialists. To my knowledge, this volume is sui generis. Nothing quite matches it in depth and scope. Reaching back to the nineteenth century of the Pentecostal movement, it also conducts the reader on a global excursion, appropriate to the world-wide growth of Spirit-filled Christian worship." – Harvey Cox, Hollis Research Professor of Divinity, Harvard University
"Case studies, continental perspectives, historical accounts, theological analyses – something for everyone at this triadic nexus where Pentecostalism, worship, and liturgy are enacted. Scripting Pentecost charts trajectories of research and inquiry for the next generation of scholars at this intersection." – Amos Yong, Professor of Theology & Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California
