{"product_id":"global-pentecostalism-the-new-face-of-christian-social-engagement-with-dvd-paperback","title":"Global Pentecostalism: The New Face of Christian Social Engagement [With DVD] - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonald E. Miller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTetsunao Yamamori\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow and why is Christianity's center of gravity shifting to the developing world? To understand this rapidly growing phenomenon, Donald E. Miller and Tetsunao Yamamori spent four years traveling the globe conducting extensive on-the-ground research in twenty different countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Europe. The result is this vividly detailed book which provides the most comprehensive information available on Pentecostalism, the fastest-growing religion in the world. Rich with scenes from everyday life, the book dispel many stereotypes about this religion as they build a wide-ranging, nuanced portrait of a major new social movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an important contribution. Written in an engaging style and filled with highly instructive material, it provides an impressive picture of what is arguably the most dynamic religious phenomenon of our time: the worldwide explosion of Pentecostalism. Miller and Yamamori deftly reveal how religion is effecting societies and cultures around the globe.--Peter L. Berger, Director of the Institute on Culture, Religion and World Affairs at Boston University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Miller and Yamamori are explorers bringing word to the First World of a large Third World religious development that, until now, has barely broken the surface of our awareness. This book marks the beginning of what will be a large and significant discussion.\"--Jack Miles, Pulitzer Prize winner for \u003ci\u003eGod: A Biography\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Pentecostalism\u003c\/i\u003e is immensely important, informative, and readable. The scope of the research is also amazingly impressive. The simultaneously wide-ranging and yet grass-rootsy empirical data collection provides a truly unique character for the book.\"--Christian Smith, author of \u003ci\u003eSoul Searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eGlobal Pentecostalism\u003c\/i\u003e is beautifully written and friendly to an audience of practitioners as well as to academic and professional researchers. The empirical research is unprecedented, and the volume will stand alone in the marketplace.\"--Doug Petersen, Margaret S. Smith Professor of Intercultural Studies, Vanguard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDonald Miller\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor of Religion and Executive Director of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, is the author of \u003ci\u003eReinventing American Protestantism \u003c\/i\u003e(UC Press) and editor of \u003ci\u003eGen X Religion, \u003c\/i\u003e among other books. \u003cb\u003eTetsunao Yamamori\u003c\/b\u003e, President Emeritus of Food for the Hungry International and Senior Fellow of the Center for Religion and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, is the author and editor of two dozen books including\u003ci\u003e Exploring Religious Meaning\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePenetrating Missions' Final Frontier.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 263\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453374480562,"sku":"9780520251946","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/1ba472edcdbc1574076bca6f993f787b.webp?v=1778828855","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/global-pentecostalism-the-new-face-of-christian-social-engagement-with-dvd-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}