Author(s): Kenneth J. ArcherPublished in: Society for Pentecostal Studies (2021) Abstract Identifies the emergence of a Pentecostal theological hermeneutic integrated around the holy triad — Holy Spirit, Holy Scripture, and holy community — resulting from Pentecostalism’s engagement with the linguistic and postmodern turn. Also addresses the unique role of the Society for Pentecostal Studies as…
Author(s): Kenneth J. Archer & Andrew S. HamiltonPublished in: Scottish Journal of Theology, Cambridge University Press (2010) Abstract An ecumenical conversation between Pentecostal and Anabaptist-Pietist traditions exploring shared impulses of protest, renewal, and radical discipleship. The article focuses on footwashing as a transformative practice of Christian love and fellowship, arguing that these traditions are scandalous…
Author(s): Adrian P. RosenPublished in: Book Review Abstract 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…
Author(s): Kenneth J. ArcherPublished in: Pneuma / Journal of Pentecostal Studies Abstract Emphasizes the necessity of doing Pentecostal theology by means of an integrative methodology and in a narrative manner that flows out of Pentecostal identity. Archer argues that Pentecostal theology must move beyond the evangelical impasse and ground itself pneumatologically, organized around the Five-fold…
Author(s): Harold D. HunterPublished in: Enrichment Journal, Vol. 11, No. 2 (Spring 2006), pp. 78–90 Abstract Examines the historical and theological development of the doctrine of Spirit baptism as it emerged from the Azusa Street Revival, tracing how its contours were shaped and transmitted within early Pentecostalism. Hunter argues that the Azusa Street Revival was…
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…
Author(s): Amos YongPublished in: Pneuma, Vol. 34 (2012), pp. 161–165 Abstract Reflects on the current state and future trajectory of Pentecostal scholarship, charting a vision for the next generation of Pentecostal and charismatic scholars. Yong surveys key theological, historical, and interdisciplinary developments and calls for rigorous, self-critical engagement with the broader academy. Full Article (PDF)
If there is one thing a Pentecostal loves, it is a testimony. More often than not, it is the doorway into ministry. And beyond the evangelism that happens when you tell a true story, I have watched people’s lives turn around simply from hearing what someone else lived through. I am one of them. I…
The Holy Bible is the fundamental pillar of Pentecostalism. It is not without reason that Pentecostals were known as the “People of the Book.” Moreover, all the doctrines that underpin Pentecostal theology are grounded in it. Through a plain reading of the text, the Pentecostal believer seeks to experience it literally and in all its dimensions. An…
Constantine’s arrival in the church profoundly altered its history. Armed with imperial authority, he reshaped the whole of the ecclesiastical structure — and among those changes the alliance between State and Church stands out above the rest. One consequence of that alliance was the end of the persecution that had long troubled the bride of…
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