Pentecostal Studies

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Pentecost as Facet of the Church-in-Mission or Culmination of the Missio Dei? A Pentecostal Renewing of Bosch’s Mission Theology
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Amos YongPublished in: Missionalia 47-2 (2019) Abstract Engages David Bosch’s landmark missiology from a Pentecostal perspective. Yong evaluates Bosch’s understanding of Pentecost within the church’s mission and proposes a Pentecostal renewal of his Reformed missio Dei framework, arguing for a more robustly pneumatological and eschatological vision of Christian mission. Full Article (PDF)
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Luke’s Understanding of Baptism in the Holy Spirit: An Evangelical Perspective
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Arie W. ZwiepPublished in: PentecoStudies, Vol. 6 No. 2 (2007) 127–149 Abstract Examines Luke’s distinctive theology of Spirit baptism from an Evangelical perspective. Zwiep provides a careful exegetical analysis of the Lukan corpus, engaging Pentecostal readings of Spirit baptism as a subsequent and empowering experience, and situating these within broader evangelical and biblical-theological discussions….
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Nourishment for Our Journey: The Pentecostal Via Salutis and Sacramental Ordinances
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Kenneth J. ArcherPublished in: Journal of Pentecostal Theology 13.1 (2004) 79–97 Abstract Explores the Pentecostal via salutis — the way of salvation — and its relationship to sacramental ordinances such as water baptism and the Lord’s Supper. Archer argues that these community practices function as narrative enactments of the Pentecostal story of salvation, nourishing…
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“Full Communion”: A Pentecostal Prayer
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Harold D. HunterPublished in: Ecumenical Trends, Vol. 37 No. 1 (January 2008) Abstract Explores the Pentecostal contribution to ecumenical dialogue and the pursuit of visible Christian unity. Hunter reflects on full communion from a Pentecostal perspective, drawing on his experience organizing international ecumenical gatherings and engaging the pneumatological dimensions of the call to unity…
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Liberating Hermeneutics: The Intersections of Pentecostal Mission and Latin American Theology in the Margins
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Kenneth J. Archer & Richard E. WaldropPublished in: Academic Essay — Pentecostal Mission & Liberation Theology Abstract Explores the productive intersections between Pentecostal mission hermeneutics and Latin American Liberation Theology. Archer and Waldrop argue for a hermeneutics from the margins that takes seriously both the Spirit’s empowerment of the poor and the liberating dimension…
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God—Creation’s Hope, Creation—God’s Home: A Pentecostal Theological Response to Terence E. Fretheim
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Kenneth J. ArcherPublished in: Journal of Pentecostal Theology 19 (2010) 198–212 — Brill Abstract A Pentecostal theological engagement with Terence Fretheim’s relational theology of creation. Archer responds to Fretheim’s God and World in the Old Testament through a Pentecostal-charismatic lens, exploring the Spirit’s role in creation, eschatological hope, and the dynamic relationship between Creator…
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Introduction to Pentecostal Biblical Hermeneutics
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Lee Roy MartinPublished in: Academic Essay — Pentecostal Biblical Studies Abstract Surveys the emergence and development of distinctively Pentecostal approaches to biblical interpretation. Martin traces hermeneutical practices from the early movement to contemporary scholarship, addressing the role of the Holy Spirit, community discernment, and lived experience in the Pentecostal reading of Scripture. Full Article…
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Complementarianism and Egalitarianism—Whose Side Are You Leaning On? A Pentecostal Reading of Ephesians 5:21–33
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 17, 2026July 8, 2026
Author(s): Melissa ArcherPublished in: Pneuma 41 (2019) 66–90 — Brill Abstract Examines the complementarian/egalitarian debate through a Pentecostal exegetical lens, offering a close reading of Ephesians 5:21–33. Archer argues that the pneumatological ethos of Pentecostalism provides unique resources for navigating gender roles, mutual submission, and the Spirit’s empowerment of both men and women in the…
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Society for Pentecostal Studies
The Society for Pentecostal Studies: Over Five Decades of Scholarly Excellence in Pentecostal and Charismatic Research
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
The Society for Pentecostal Studies (SPS) stands as the foremost scholarly organization dedicated to the academic study of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity in the world. Founded in 1970, it has spent over five decades building a rigorous, ecumenical, and globally engaged academic community — one that takes seriously both the intellectual demands of the academy…
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Pneuma Review
The Pneuma Review: A Premier Journal for Pentecostal and Charismatic Scholarship
ByRoger Oliveira de Mattos May 14, 2026July 8, 2026
The Pneuma Review (pneumareview.com) is one of the most significant and enduring online journals dedicated to Pentecostal and Charismatic theology in the English-speaking world — active since 1998, featuring scholars like Amos Yong and Craig Keener. A must-read for every Pentecostal minister and scholar.
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