Intro to Pentecostalism

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Taught by GTU. Pentecostalism has been called the world's fastest-growing religious movement, and is a key factor in Christianity's demographic shift to the global South. This introductory course will look at the phenomenon from sociological, historical, and theological perspectives, as well as trying to get "inside" this expression of Christian spirituality by engaging writings by Pentecostal authors, site visits, videos, guest speakers, and music. Evaluation will be based on class participation, reflection papers, a book review, group presentations, and a 12-15 page final research paper. This course, which is being taught by a GTU doctoral student in Interdisciplinary Studies under the supervision of a JST professor in mission studies, is open to MDiv, MA/MTS, D.Min, and STL students, as well as auditors with the permission of the instructors.