Bergunder, Michael.

The South Indian Pentecostal movement in the twentieth century / Michael Bergunder. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co., 2008. - xii, 380 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 24 cm. - Studies in the history of Christian missions .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-356) and index.

Early beginnings -- Kerala -- Tamil Nadu -- Karnataka -- Andhra Pradesh -- Evangelists, interchurch fellowships, and marginal movements -- Context -- Themes -- Ordo salutis -- Gifts of the Spirit -- Ethics -- Ministry -- Church life -- Social structure and ecumenical relations -- Pentecostalism and contextualization of Christianity -- Selected biographies -- Missionaries and leadership positions -- Church statistics.


Translated from the German.

9780802827340 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0802827349 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Pentecostalism--History--India, South--20th century.


India, South--Church history--20th century.

BR 1644.5 .I4 / B4713 2008