Pentecostal Theology for the Twenty-first Century: Engaging with Multi-faith SingaporeIn out post 9/11 world where there is a growing religious fundamentalism, and when both exclusion and easy tolerance are inadequate options, this book offers a creative alternative arguing that Pentecostalism has the potential to be a peaceful harbinger of plurality. The potential lies in its spirituality. |
Contents
A Hermeneutic of Singapore Culture | 3 |
Pentecost Revisited | 29 |
A Biblical Challenge to LoveSingapore | 73 |
Reconceiving the Spirit in Pentecostalism | 99 |
Pneumatological Eschatology | 125 |
Conclusion | 157 |
| 183 | |
| 197 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Pentecostal Theology for the Twenty-first Century: Engaging with Multi-faith Singapore Ashgate New Critical Thinking in Religious Studies Ashgate new critical thinking in religion, theology, and biblical studies |
| Author | MayLing Tan-Chow |
| Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2007 |
| ISBN | 0754657183, 9780754657187 |
| Length | 203 pages |
| Subjects | › › Religion / Biblical Studies / General Religion / Christian Theology / General |
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