Music: In ‘God Gave Rock & Roll to You’, Leah Payne details the rise and fall of CCM
BOB SMIETANA, of Religion News Service, speaks with author Leah Payne about her new book, ‘God Gave Rock & Roll To You’…
The Explainer: What is Pentecostal Christianity?
In the first of a new column, LLOYD DANIEL BARBA, an assistant professor of religion at Amherst College in the US, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at what Pentecostalism is – and isn’t…
Dutch Pentecostal preacher Ben Hoekendijk dies at age 81
Harderwijk, The NetherlandsBosNewsLife Ben Hoekendijk, the Dutch evangelist who became the face of the Netherlands’ post-war Pentecostal movement, has died. He was 81, friends confirmed to BosNewsLife. Hoekendijk, who was in frail health after suffering a stroke, died last week in his hometown of Harderwijk. Dutch evangelist Ben Hoekendijk “He will be remembered as a […]
ESSAY: PAULA WHITE AND THE MAINSTREAMING OF AMERICAN PENTECOSTALISM
In an article first published on Sightings – a publication of the Martin Marty Center for the Public Understanding of Religion at the University of Chicago Divinity School, DANIEL G HUMMEL looks at the rise of Pentecostalism in the US…
In remote parts of Uganda, a fight to stop preachers from discouraging medical care
Katakwi, UgandaRNS In this remote town in a deeply traditional corner of eastern Uganda, a 27-year-old Pentecostal pastor has been arrested after interceding to stop the medical care of a severely ill nine-year-old girl, telling her parents they should rely on prayer. The pastor, Richard Asutu of Save Soul International Ministries, has since been released […]
AUSTRALIA: NEW PM’S FAITH A MATTER OF (INTER)NATIONAL CURIOSITY
There have been many Christian Prime Ministers in Australia’s history. But for the first time, a Pentecostal Christian holds that office, prompting a greater-than-usual level of public interest in the PM’s faith. DAVID ADAMS reports…
POSTCARDS: FAITH PUTS GHANA AT THE HEART OF GLOBAL CHRISTIANITY
MATTHEW MPOKE BIGG reports on the growth of Christianity in the West African nation of Ghana…