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Abbot, Paul 35 Abcfm (American Board of Commissioners For Index Abbot, Paul 35 Asia abcfm (American Board of Commissioners Pentecostal movement in 40, 63, 135, for Foreign Missions) 47, 48, 63, 66, 67 181 Africa see also specific countries forms of Christianity in 221 Asian Outreach International 204 Pentecostal movement in Assemblies of God (AoG) in general 17, 63, 221, 312, 346 in general 9, 34 and indigenous culture 119 baptism of the Holy Spirit in 169, 170–171 African community (Guangzhou) 194 emotional expression in 323 Agape Centre (Taiwan) 228 establishment of 34, 35 Agape International Leadership Institute female leadership in 333 (aili; us) 228 General Council of 55, 56, 57–58, 59 Agape Renewal Ministry (爱修园) 333 glossolalia in 169 Agape Vineyard Churches 332 in Korea 288 ahistoricity 304 in Malaysia 313 Ah Son 78 missionaries of 38, 313 aili (Agape International Leadership in Singapore 292 Institute) 228 in United States 332 Ai Ra Kim 340 mention of 6 Albrecht, Daniel 169 Assemblies of God Chinese Christian Center American Board of Commissioners for (San Francisco) 332 Foreign Missions (abcfm) 47, 48, 63, attendance 66, 67 at Chinese Congregational Church 70 American (Northern) Presbyterian Shandong at Chinese house-churches 30 Mission 35 at City Harvest Church 291 n10 The Analects (Confucius) 131 at Three-Self churches 28–29, 30 ancestor worship 318 Au, Connie 9 Anderson, Allan 44 “A United Appeal by the Various Branches of Ang Chui Lai 318, 319, 322 the Chinese House Church”, 204 Anglican church 290, 292, 293 autonomy Anglin, Ava 54 of Koreans in China 20 Anglin, Leslie M. 52, 53–54 in registered churches 242 angpaos (red packets) 320 Au-Yeung 332 Anhui Lixin Church (安徽利辛教会) 25 Awrey, Daniel 69 Anti-Christian movement 346 Azusa Street Revival (Los Angeles) 9, 25, Anti-Rightist Movement 123 44, 96, 161 AoG (Assemblies of God). see Assemblies of see also Los Angeles God Apostolic Faith 47, 51 Back to Jerusalem (Hattaway) 236 Apostolic Faith Church (信心會) “Back to Jerusalem” movement 235–236 in general 91–92 Bahasa Malaysia 311, 316–317 compared to True Jesus Church 91–92, Bai (layman) 193 105, 107–108, 111–112, 114–115 Baird, Lula 332 sabbath in 99 Baird, Vallance 332 Apostolic Faith Mission (Hong Kong) 71–72 Bai Shuping 268–269, 274, 278 <UN> 356 Index Balcombe, Dennis 10, 23, 182, 187–188, 189, Benedict xvi, Pope 270 196, 204, 226, 289 Berger, Peter 181 baptism Berntsen, Bernt of Holy Spirit and AoG 55, 57–58 in general 45 background of 93 in Assemblies of God 169, 170–171 baptism of the Holy Spirit of 51, 95–97 of Berntsen, Bernt 51, 95–97 death of 107 of Boddy, A.A. 51 and Finished Work theology 57 in Catholic Charismatic Renewal 268, influence of 115 270, 271, 275–277 influences on 98–99 of Garr, Alfred G. 46–47 move to Beijing 98 of Hansen, George 50–51 and Oneness theology 57–58 of Lee, Edward S. 46 views of life changing character of 144–145, 268, on baptism of the Holy Spirit 108 275–277 on return of Jesus Christ 110 in Local Church 170–171 and Wei Enbo 9, 59, 91–92, 99, 101–105, of McIntosh, Thomas J. 45 106–107, 115 of Mok, Alice Lena 69 in Zhengding County 97 of Mok, Daniel 70 see also Apostolic Faith Church; Popular of Mok Lai Chi 68–69, 108 Gospel Truth of Mok, Robert Leonard 69–70 Berntsen, Henry (son of Bernt) 93, 1 of Montgomery, Carrie Judd 47 03–104 of Moomau, Antoinette 50 Berntsen, Iver (son of Bernt) 93, 97–98 of Mui Yee 287 Berntsen, Magna Berg (wife of Bernt) 93, of Ozman, Agnes 46 107 views on 108–109 Berntsen, Ruth (daughter of Bernt) 98 of Wei Enbo 102, 128 Bible Institute of Malaya 313 see also glossolalia Bible(s) by immersion in water 37, 73, 106 smuggling of 167 non-Trinitarian 37, 106 as sole basis of Christianity 113 Trinitarian 293 Bible study Baptist Gospel Mission 53 in Catholic Charismatic Renewal 266, Barber, Margaret E. 163 273 The Basic Viewpoint and Policy on the Religious in Chinese Pentecostal movement 73, 81 Affairs during the Socialist Period of Our of Lee, Witness 165 Country 240 of Nee, Watchman 164 Bays, Daniel 7, 10, 181, 226, 346 Bickle, Mike 339 bead-stringing style 126, 130 Boddy, A.A. 49, 51 Les Béatitudes 194 bookstores 19 Beijing Born-Again Movement (重生派) 202–203, bookstores in 19 205, 236, 350 Haidian Christian Church in 28–29 Brinson-Rushin, Jennie 53 Pentecostal movement in Buddhism 18, 290 Apostolic Faith Church. see Apostolic “Building Up the Chinese House Church” Faith Church (Xu) 202 Christian Tabernacle in 222, 348 Burden and Mission (Liu) 274 global awareness of 99–100 Burdon, John Shaw 65 Gospel Assembly 222 Shouwang Church 229, 232 Calvinism 26 True Jesus Church. see True Jesus Church The Canaan Hymns (Lu) 204, 226 <UN>.
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