THEOLOGICAL ROOTS OF PENTECOSTALISM

Theological Roots of Pentecostalism

Abstract

“Pentecostalism” has been with us now for three quarters of a century. But in spite of the scholarship of latest years, the sources and background of this action are still unclear. This is in part due to the fact that most interpretations-whether past, theological, emotional, or sociological have focused on Pentecostalism's most idiosyncratic feature the practice of "speaking in tongues" or "glossolalia." This course not only unclear the information that Pentecostalism asserts a distinctive gestalt of broader theological ideas, but makes difficult any effort to contextualize the movement-whether historically or theologically

Theological Roots of Pentecostalism

Analysis

Just as devout folks can be split up into sects by their theologies, so I often marvel what a natural taxonomy of Atheists would gaze like. I envisage one check for a certain subspecies of Atheists would be to glimpse if they read devout publications like this one. Religious folks are often very mystified with those of us Atheists who are obsessed about religion. They wonder if we are still seeking the reality and may come back to the flock or if we are just feeling guilty in our new apostate life. Meanwhile, many lifetime Atheists furthermore don't glimpse why we'd be involved in such writings. So, I inquire both my Atheist and Christian readers: Do you read what you don't accept as true and if so, why? What do you seem about such ventures? I did so to realize, not to prove any person wrong, but easy to discover and feel.

Donald W. Dayton (Yale Divinity School; Ph.D., University of Chicago), is a lecturer of divinity and ethics at Northern Baptist Theological Seminary in Lombard, IL.  His prior books comprise The American Holiness Movement: A Bibliographic Introduction and Discovering an Evangelical Heritage.  Dayton is a believer.

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