New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements, The

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The Definitive History of the Spirit-Filled Church Encyclopedic coverage of: Activities of the Spirit over 2,000 years of church history in 60 countries and regions Outpourings at Topeka, Mukti Mission (India), Azusa Street, Duquesne University, and many other 20th-century locations Current movements among today’s 500 million-plus Pentecostal and charismatic Christians worldwide The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements sets modern, Spirit-filled Christianity in a context that spans two millennia and the entire Christian world. Like no other resource, this volume reveals in detail the full, sweeping legacy of Spirit-empowered movements that have touched hearts and lives both in modern America and across the centuries and continents: in medieval Europe, Finland in the 1700s, South India in the 1800s, Azusa Street at the turn of the 20th century--and much more, including ongoing moves of the Holy Spirit throughout the world today. One thousand entries provide the most extensive information available on Pentecostal, charismatic, and neocharismatic movements. The diverse topics covered include, as a small sample, glossolalia, black and Hispanic Pentecostalism, prophecy, the role of women, faith healing, music, sociology, missions, church growth, and different historic and contemporary revivals. With its unique international and historical perspective, this completely revised and expanded second edition of the acclaimed Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements offers features that no other reference of its kind approaches. Its extraordinary scope and detailed, up-to-date coverage make this the definitive resource on Pentecostal and charismatic denominations and movements both in North America and worldwide. Includes: Exhaustive coverage of Pentecostal and charismatic movements in 60 countries and regions--individual histories, cultural and theological aspects, and key figures and institutions. Statistical section with a wealth of current information on the growth of classical Pentecostalism as well as charismatic and neocharismatic movements. 1,000 articles. Over 500 photos and illustrations, maps, and timeline. Cross references, bibliographies, and indexes to people, places, and topics. Cover Page Title Page Preface Introduction Editors and Contributors Abbreviations PART I Global Survey AFGHANISTAN AFRICA, CENTRAL (Survey) AFRICA, EAST (Survey) AFRICA, NORTH, AND THE MIDDLE EAST (Survey) AFRICA, WEST (Survey) ALBANIA ALGERIA AMERICAN SAMOA ANDORRA ANGOLA ANGUILLA ANTIGUA ARGENTINA ARMENIA ARUBA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA AZERBAIJAN BAHAMAS BAHRAIN BANGLADESH BARBADOS BELGIUM BELIZE BELORUSSIA BENIN BERMUDA BHUTAN BOLIVIA BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BOUGAINVILLE BRAZIL BRITAIN BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS BRUNEI BULGARIA BURKINA FASO BURMA BURUNDI CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CAPE VERDE CARIBBEAN ISLANDS (Survey) CAYMAN ISLANDS CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHANNEL ISLANDS CHILE CHINA CHRISTMAS ISLAND COCOS (Keeling) ISLANDS COLOMBIA COMOROS CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, REPUBLIC OF THE (Brazzaville) COOK ISLANDS COSTA RICA CROATIA CUBA CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK DJIBOUTI DOMINICA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ECUADOR EGYPT EL SALVADOR EQUATORIAL GUINEA ERITREA ESTONIA ETHIOPIA EUROPE, EASTERN (Survey) EUROPE, WESTERN (Survey) FAEROE ISLANDS FALKLAND ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE FRENCH GUIANA FRENCH POLYNESIA GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GIBRALTAR GREECE GREENLAND GRENADA GUADELOUPE GUAM GUATEMALA GUINEA, REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU GUYANA HAITI HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA INDONESIA RAN IRAQ IRELAND ISLE OF MAN ISRAEL ITALY IVORY COAST JAMAICA (I) JAMAICA (II) JAPAN JORDAN KAZAKHSTAN KENYA KIRGHIZIA KIRIBATI KUWAIT LAOS LATIN AMERICA (Survey) LATVIA LEBANON LESOTHO LIBERIA LIBYA LIECHTENSTEIN LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALAYSIA MALDIVES MALI MALTA MARSHALL ISLANDS MARTINIQUE MAURITANIA MAURITIUS MAYOTTE MEXICO MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF MIDDLE EAST MOLDAVIA MONACO MONGOLIA MONTSERRAT MOROCCO MOZAMBIQUE MYANMAR NAMIBIA NAURU NEPAL NETHERLANDS NETHERLANDS ANTILLES NEW CALEDONIA (Kanaky) NEW ZEALAND PACIFIC ISLANDS (Survey) NIGER NIGERIA NIUE ISLAND NORFOLK ISLAND NORTH KOREA NORTHERN CYPRUS NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS NORWAY OMAN PACIFIC ISLANDS (Survey) PAKISTAN PALAU PALESTINE PANAMA PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES PITCAIRN ISLAND POLAND PORTUGAL PUERTO RICO QATAR RÉUNION ROMANIA RUSSIA RWANDA SAHARA SAINT HELENA SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAINT PIERRE AND MIQUELON SAINT VINCENT SAMOA (Western Samoa) SAN MARINO SAO TOME AND PRINCIPE SAUDI ARABIA SCANDINAVIA (Survey) SENEGAL SEYCHELLES SIERRA LEONE SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOLOMON ISLANDS SOMALIA SOMALILAND SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH KOREA SPAIN SPANISH NORTH AFRICA SRI LANKA SUDAN SURINAME SVALBARD AND JAN MAYEN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND SYRIA TAIWAN TAJIKISTAN TANZANIA THAILAND TIMOR TOGO TOKELAU ISLANDS TONGA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO TUNISIA TURKEY TURKMENISTAN TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TUVALU UGANDA UKRAINE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES OF AMERICA URUGUAY UZBEKISTAN VANUATU VENEZUELA VIET NAM VIRGIN ISLANDS OF THE U.S. WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS WESTERN SAMOA YEMEN YUGOSLAVIA ZAMBIA (See page 1225.) ZIMBABWE (See page 1225.) PART II Global Statistics PART III Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z Picture Sources Copyright About the Publisher Share Your Thoughts