Author(s): Adrian P. Rosen
Published in: Book Review
A critical review of L. William Oliverio Jr.’s essay collection on the condition of Pentecostal interpretation in the late modern world. Oliverio engages a variety of philosophers and theologians in a historical, constructive, and ecumenical approach to Pentecostal hermeneutics, pointing to a way forward for Pentecostal interpretive theory.
Roger Oliveira de Mattos is from São Mateus, Espírito Santo, Brazil, and currently lives in Vila Velha. At 38, he studies Theology at Faculdade Refidim, with the purpose of deepening his knowledge of the Scriptures and teaching the Word of God, with emphasis on classical Pentecostal tradition. In addition to his theological vocation, he is a musician and drummer.
The Church is a living organism, visible in its outward expression in the world, in harmony with its invisible attribute, which is the spiritual fuel of this organization called the Body of Christ. It is always a challenge to chart paths for exercising effective leadership in a church, considering that there are various paradigms regarding…
High Christology is tied to the divine nature, both to the nature of Christ and to the essential raw material of the true disciple: faith. Furthermore, the transcendent takes precedence over the natural world, given that, in a singular way, the spiritual dimension revealed itself in materiality through Christ incarnated as a man. The Gospel…
The parousia is the most emphasized event in both the first and second letters written to the Thessalonians. For emergency reasons related to the historical context, the apostle to the Gentiles intervenes surgically, instructing the believers in Thessalonica regarding the second coming of Christ, since the mistaken understanding of the doctrine of the last things…
The book of Ezra narrates the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonian exile and the consequent reconstruction of the temple in Jerusalem. The core of the narrative is Ezra’s leadership as priest and scribe, who played a crucial role in the spiritual reform of the people of Israel. The theology contained in this…
Author(s): Nimi WaribokoPublished in: Pneuma, Vol. 45, Issue 1 (2023), pp. 1–14 Abstract Introduction to a special issue of Pneuma that sits between natality and mortality — literally and metaphorically. Challenges received histories of the Azusa Street Revival while offering methods of Pentecostal scholarship that carry forward the memories, hopes, and futures of human-divine encounters….
Author(s): Kenneth J. ArcherPublished in: Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2026), pp. 7–20 Abstract Advocates for a globally informed yet locally experienced Pentecostal theology rooted in a specific theological approach that shapes lived theology. Lived spirituality-theology is relational, emphasizing proper worship of the living God (orthodoxy), effective witness (orthomartus), and productive…
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