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    • Church-State Relations: Lessons from China

      Posted by admin on November 6, 2022

      “Church-State Relations: Lessons from China,” appeared in the latest issue of Themelios 47.2 (August 2022), 366-81.  In â€śChurch-State Relations: Lessons from China” Luke Wesley delineates various biblical principles that circumscribe the church’s relationship to the state. In addition to more general principles, these include the recognition that the mission of the organized church is distinct from that of individual Christians, that…


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    • Notes on the Pentecostal Movement in China, Malaysia, and Indonesia: Written Interviews from the Pneuma Review

      Posted by admin on March 17, 2022

      Many thanks to John Lathrop for highlighting a number of interesting and informative written interviews from the Pneuma Review that offer insights on the Pentecostal movement in Asia.  These articles are listed below by country: China; Malaysia; Indonesia.   China At this link you can read a chapter from Eugene Bach’s book…


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    • Sober Optimism: Opposition & Opportunity

      Posted by admin on February 9, 2022

      By Robert P. Menzies Not long ago I spoke with a Chinese friend. He indicated that his son, who is a student in an elementary school in China, has been receiving criticism from his teachers.  His son’s teachers do not feel that the young…


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    • Andrew Huang’s article, “To the Ends of the Earth. From Melbourne to Shanghai, and from Molong to Calgary”

      Posted by admin on February 9, 2022

      See Andrew Huang’s recently published article, “To the Ends of the Earth. From Melbourne to Shanghai, and from Molong to Calgary : The Story of Australian Pentecostal Jessie Wong.” Australasian Pentecostal Studies 22, no. 2 (7 December 2021): 149–84.  To read, click here: https://aps-journal.com/index.php/APS/article/view/9586. Through a family history lens, this…


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    • On Pentecostal Theology: An Interview with Robert Menzies

      Posted by admin on April 27, 2021

      Silas Daniel, an editor with the Brazilian AG magazine “Obreiro Aprovado” (“Approved Worker”), recently asked if I (Robert Menzies) would be willing to provide a written interview for their publication.  Last October I spoke to a group of Brazilian pastors via Zoom and two Pentecostal publishers have translated…


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    • Excerpt from Christ-Centered: The Evangelical Nature of Pentecostal Theology

      Posted by admin on January 15, 2021

      Below is an excerpt chapter 5 of Dr. Robert Menzies’ newly published book, Christ-Centered: The Evangelical Nature of Pentecostal Theology (Eugene, OR: Cascade, 2020). JESUS, INTIMACY, AND LANGUAGE My…


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      Reading the Book of Revelation: Theological Reflections on the Coronavirus Pandemic

      Posted by admin on November 13, 2020

      By Robert Menzies Apocalyptic themes permeated early Pentecostal sermons and writings.  The unwavering conviction that Jesus’ return was near animated both the leaders and the foot-soldiers of the movement. Nevertheless, the theology that informed this apocalyptic, “time-is-short” spirituality of our Pentecostal ancestors was not unique to them. A focus on end-time prophecy and eschatological themes characterized most, if…


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    • Led by the Spirit: The History of the American Assemblies of God Missionaries in the Philippines

      Posted by admin on October 16, 2020

      Dr. Dave Johnson is an appointed missionary with the Assemblies of God and has generously made this book available as a free download. Dr. Dave Johnson has… Author: Dr. Dave Johnson Dr. Dave Johnson has… Author: Dr. Dave Johnson Dr. Dave Johnson has…


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    • In the Beginning There Was a Theology: The Precedence of Theology over Experience in the Pentecostal Movement

      Posted by ACPT on August 27, 2019

      In the Beginning There Was a Theology: The Precedence of Theology over Experience in the Pentecostal Movement Lee, Chang-Soung I. Introduction Did the Pentecostal movement start with experience, or with theology? Some people have erroneously insisted that Pentecostalism started with experience, and then theology followed.  This “experience first” or “experience priority theory” has produced revisionist perspectives that seek to…


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    • John’s Place in the Development of Early Christian Pneumatology

      Posted by admin on July 29, 2019

      By Robert Menzies John 20:22 has held a special place in the hearts and theology of many Pentecostals. Pentecostals have traditionally pointed to this text in order to support their contention that there is a baptism in the Spirit subsequent to conversion. The pattern appeared very straight-forward: John 20:22 records a pre-ascension…


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