Description
Combining personal stories and sound scholarship, Paul Alexander, a young scholar with a Pentecostal background, examines the phenomenal worldwide success of Pentecostalism. While most other works on the subject are either for academics or believers, this book speaks to a broader audience. Interweaving stories of his own and his family's experiences with an account of Pentecostalism's history and tenets, Alexander provides a unique and accessible perspective on the movement.
Table of Contents
Foreword vii
Acknowledgments xiii
CHAPTER 1 Just Ask: A World of Miracles Awaits 1
CHAPTER 2 Worship and Music 19
CHAPTER 3 Tongue-Talking 41
CHAPTER 4 Prosperity (or Money, Money, Money, Money) 61
CHAPTER 5 Storytelling 79
CHAPTER 6 Power and Spiritual Warfare 95
CHAPTER 7 Prophecy, Visions, and Dreams 115
CHAPTER 8 Hope, Joy, and Emotion 131
Notes 151
The Author 167
Index 169
