Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-276).
Contents:
Introduction. Post-Christendom? ; Purpose, rationale, methods, and limitations ; Definition of terms ; Christians and cultural engagement ; Summary of project -- Pentecostalism in North America. History, growth, and theology ; Theological antecedents of Pentecostalism ; Azusa street ; The global spread of the Pentecostal movement ; Characteristics of early Pentecostalism ; Classical Pentecostal identity ; The Charismatic movement and Pentecostal identity ; Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement ; Pentecostalism today ; Conclusion -- Current societal context. Introduction ; Post-Christendom : an introduction ; Secularism ; Secularization and Post-Christendom in Canada : summary ; Postmodernism ; Postmodernity : the key tenets ; Postmodernism and evangelicalism : a critique ; Postmodernism : summary ; Conclusion -- A sample Pentecostal denomination. A brief history of the PAONL ; Recent decline and mitigating efforts ; Facing the decline - discipleship in the PAONL 2007-2012 ; PAONL provincial discipleship survey ; Conclusion -- Theme 1 : generational issues. Introduction ; Generations within church today ; Reflections on Pentecostalism and generations ; Practical suggestions and a few caveats ; Conclusion -- Theme 2 : creativity and risk. Introduction and biography ; Lessons learned from Aimee ; Conclusion -- Theme 3 and 4 : being missional and influencing culture. Introduction : the missional conversation ; A brief synopsis : the missional movement ; A Pentecostal assessment of the missional church ; Summary : the missional conversation ; Introduction : the emergent conversation ; A brief synopsis : the emergent / emerging church ; The emergent movement and Pentecostalism ; Summary : the emergent conversation -- Theme 5 and 6 : reclaiming our supernatural heritage and embracing post-Christendom. Postmodernism and opportunities for Pentecostalism ; Christ and culture : Niebuhr's five options ; Pentecostalism and post-Christendom ; Niebuhr and Pentecostalism : conclusion ; Conclusion -- Themes 7 and 8 : essence over distinctives/ Beliefs vs. values. A. Re-thinking Pentecostal distinctives ; The displacement of Spirit baptism in the academy : four reasons ; The displacement of Spirit baptism in the pew ; The way forward : five suggestions ; Summary ; B. Beliefs vs. values ; The Pentecostal challenge ; Ephesians 4 - pastors as equippers ; Conclusion -- Conclusion, summary and limitations. Summary ; For further study ; Conclusion.
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