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Pentecostal & Charismatic Studies- Book List & Reviews

 


I read a number of books reporting research with Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians as a part of my own investigations and when writing Counseling and Psychotherapy with Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians (2021). This book list with links to reviews or book summaries is the product of that research.

I am using the concept, studies, to refer to scientific investigations that report quantitative or qualitative data. Some references refer to theorizing by scholars. 

I do not include religious studies or theological sources because that is not my area of expertise, although I did read several of these works in preparing the aforementioned counselling book.

Key Topics: Anthropology, Counselling, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Psychotherapy, Sociology, Integrating Christianity and Counseling or Psychotherapy

 

Counseling and Psychotherapy with Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians by Geoffrey W. Sutton. A summary of research studies about beliefs, practices, values, and experiences with recommendations for interventions.

 


 

 

 

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The Assemblies of God: Godly love and the revitalization of American Pentecostalism by M.M. Poloma & J.C. Green. An appendix contains measures and data.


 

 

 

 

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Catch the Fire: Soaking Prayer and Charismatic Renewal by Wilkinson & Althouse. This study includes both quantitative and qualitative data.

 


 

 

 

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Christian Morality: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Thinking about      Contemporary  Moral Issues edited by Sutton & Schmidly    (Includes chapters by educators, a psychologist, and a sociologist)

 

 

 

 

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European Pentecostalism by William  K. Kay

 

 

 

 

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Forgiveness, Reconciliation, and Restoration edited by Martin Mittelstadt & Geoff Sutton (includes chapters by psychologists and sociologists as well as other related to a Pentecostal perspective on forgiveness.)

 

 

 

 

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Godly Love: Impediments & Possibilities by Lee & Yong

 

 

 

 

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The Science and Theology of Godly Love by Lee & Yong

 

 

 

 

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Testing Prayer: Science and Healing by Candy Gunther Brown

 

 

 

 

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 When God Talks Back by T.M. Luhrman-- a study of the Vineyard Church.

 

 

 

 

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RELATED PENTECOSTAL STUDIES

I reviewed several books when writing Pentecostal Counseling and Psychotherapy. Although they are not quantitative studies in the behavioral science tradition, they are important contributions to understanding the behavior, thinking, and motivations of Christians who identify as Pentecostal or Charismatic. I will list those I am familiar with here.

Ethics in the Age of the Spirit: Race, Women, War, and The Assemblies of God

      by Howard N. Kenyon.

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The Dark Side of Discipleship: Why and How the New Testament Encourages Christians to Deal with the Devil 

   by Gary Tyra.

Professor Tyra kindly sent me a prepublication copy of this book, which helps understand a Pentecostal perspective on the topic of the devil and demons as described in the title.

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God Forgive Us for Being Women: Rhetoric, Theology, and the Pentecostal Tradition
  By Joy E. A. Qualls

Professor Qualls kindly reviewed my chapter on women in Pentecostal communities. Her book will be helpful to those interested in this study of rhetoric and Pentecostal women. She is also an engaging and knowledgeable speaker.

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