Combining personal stories and sound scholarship, Paul Alexander, a young scholar with a Pentecostal background, examines the phenomenal worldwide success of Pentecostalism. While most other works on the subject are either for academics or believers, this book speaks to a broader audience. Interweaving stories of his own and his family's experiences with an account of Pentecostalism's history and tenets, Alexander provides a unique and accessible perspective on the movement.
Foreword vii
Acknowledgments xiii
CHAPTER 1 Just Ask: A World of Miracles Awaits 1
CHAPTER 2 Worship and Music 19
CHAPTER 3 Tongue-Talking 41
CHAPTER 4 Prosperity (or Money, Money, Money, Money) 61
CHAPTER 5 Storytelling 79
CHAPTER 6 Power and Spiritual Warfare 95
CHAPTER 7 Prophecy, Visions, and Dreams 115
CHAPTER 8 Hope, Joy, and Emotion 131
Notes 151
The Author 167
Index 169
Paul Alexander is the founder of Pentecostals and Charismatics for Peace and Justice, a multiethnic, international, and ecumenical network of pastors, laypeople, academics, missionaries, and students. He teaches at Azusa Pacific University.
Recent surveys reveal that ever-increasing numbers of the faithful are attracted to the Pentecostal movement. While in the United States the popularity of this religious movement is strong, the global appeal of Pentecostalism has been nothing short of extraordinary. What accounts for the fact that Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religious movement in the world?
Drawing on Paul Alexander's scholarly work, religious upbringing, and rich personal experience in Guatemala, Venezuela, Mexico, Malta, Palestine/Israel, Belgium, India, and the United States, Signs and Wonders offers a compelling view oflc'
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