This book deals with the largest global shift in religion over the last forty years, the astonishing rise of Pentecostalism and charismatic Christianity.
About the Author
Professor David Martin is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Honorary Professor in the Department of Religious Studies at Lancaster University. He has published numerous books including Tongues of Fire (Blackwell 1990), Does Christianity Cause War? (1997) and A General Theory of Secularisation (1978). He is generally regarded as one of the most influential sociologists of religion writing today.
Features
Offers a guide to the rise and spread of Pentecostalism and charismatic Christianity across five continents.
Explains why and how the Pentecostal movement crosses cultural boundaries.
Raises substantive issues for the future of Christianity
