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The End of Tongues? Responding to Gabriel, Stewart and Shanahan
No full textThe remarks of these three respondents to Gabriel, Stewart, and Shanahan’s “Changing Conceptions of Speaking in Tongues and Spirit Baptism Among Canadian Pentecostal Clergy” were initially presented at the Canadian Symposium, an annual gathering of the Canadian Pentecostal Research Network, held in conjunction with the annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies. The session took place at Life Pacific College in San Dimas, California on March 10, 2016. The piece concludes with Gabriel and Stewart’s reply to the respondents, demonstrating that this conversation is an ongoing dialogue
Review of Gastón Espinosa. Latino Pentecostals in America: Faith and Politics in Action.
No full textReview of Sam Reimer and Michael Wilkinson, A Culture of Faith: Evangelical Congregations in Canada
No full textChanging Conceptions of Speaking in Tongues and Spirit Baptism Among Canadian Pentecostal Clergy
Get PDFIn 2014, a strong majority of clergy within the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada (PAOC) agreed that speaking in tongues is the initial physical evidence of Spirit baptism, but less than half agreed that tongues speech is a necessary component of Spirit baptism. This represents a significant departure from a generation ago. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative data, this article describes the specific nature of the transformation of Pentecostalism’s central theological and ritual component among PAOC clergy and presents two arguments. First, sociologically we argue that the changing views of PAOC clergy regarding the relationship of tongues speech to Spirit baptism are the result of their participation in the broader generic evangelical subculture, which promotes the adoption of a common evangelical religious identity and experience. Second, historically we argue that, rather than representing a simple capitulation to modern influences, this change, if even unintentionally, shows some similarity to both early American and Canadian Pentecostal views regarding Spirit baptism.
"If You Build It, They Will Come"
Get PDFBrief history of the Archives of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada in MIssissauga, Ontario, including suggested research topics in Pentecostal History
