Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies

Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies

European Pentecostalism Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies Edited by Andrew Davies, University of Birmingham William K. Kay, Glyndŵr University Advisory Board Kimberley Alexander, Pentecostal Theological Seminary Allan Anderson, University of Birmingham Mark Cartledge, University of Birmingham Jacqueline Grey, Alphacrucis College, Sydney Byron D. Klaus, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary, Springfield, MO Wonsuk Ma, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies Jean-Daniel Plüss, European Pentecostal/Charismatic Research Association Cecil M. Robeck, Jr, Fuller Theological Seminary Calvin Smith, King’s Evangelical Divinity School VOLUME 7 European Pentecostalism Edited by William K. Kay Anne E. Dyer LEIDEN • BOSTON LEIDEN • BOSTON 2011 This book is printed on acid-free paper. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data European Pentecostalism / edited by William K. Kay, Anne E. Dyer. p. cm. -- (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies, ISSN 1876-2247; v. 7) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-20730-1 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Pentecostalism--Europe. 2. Europe--Church history. I. Kay, William K., 1945- II. Dyer, Anne E. III. Title. IV. Series. BR1644.5.E5E97 2011 274’.082--dc22 2011013190 ISSN 1876-2247 ISBN 978 90 04 20730 1 Copyright 2011 by Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill NV incorporates the imprints Brill, Global Oriental, Hotei Publishing, IDC Publishers, Martinus Nijhoff Publishers and VSP. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill NV provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, MA 01923, USA. Fees are subject to change. Contents List of Contributors ������������������������������������������������������������������������������� vii Introduction ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 1 Anne E Dyer PArT one History and OrIgins Chapter One. The Development of Pentecostalism in Scandinavian Countries ������������������������������������������������������������������� 19 Jan-Åke Alvarsson Chapter Two. The Development of British Pentecostalism ������������� 41 Neil Hudson Chapter Three. The Development of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in the Germanic Countries ������������������ 61 Carl Simpson Chapter Four. The Development of Pentecostalism in Dutch Speaking Countries ��������������������������������������������������������������������������� 85 Cornelis van der Laan Chapter Five. The Development of Pentecostalism in Francophone Europe ������������������������������������������������������������������������ 113 Raymond Pfister Chapter Six. The Development of Pentecostal Movement in Iberia (Spain & Portugal) ����������������������������������������������������������������� 165 Manuel Martin-Arroyo and Paulo Branco Chapter Seven. The Development of Pentecostalism in Italy ���������� 189 Carmine Napolitano Chapter Eight. The Development of Pentecostalism in South-Eastern European Nations: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Kosovo, Serbia ����������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 205 Driton Krasniqi vi contents Chapter Nine. The Development of Pentecostalism in Central European Countries; Poland, Bulgaria, Hungary, Czech Republic & Slovakia �������������������������������������������������������������� 225 Tim Case, Mark Kaminski (Poland), Cipiran Balaban (Romania), Daniela Augustine (Bulgaria), Czaba Tenkely (Hungary), Jozef Brenkus (Czech Republic & Slovakia) Chapter Ten. The Development of Pentecostalism in russia and the Ukraine ��������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 261 Pavel Mozer and Oleg Bornovolokov PArT Two Pentecostal Theology across Europe Chapter Eleven. Pentecostal Theology and Protestant Europe ������� 293 Jean-Daniel Plüss Chapter Twelve. Pentecostal Theology and Catholic Europe ���������� 313 William K Kay, with Kees Slijkerman, Raymond Pfister and Cornelis van der Laan Chapter Thirteen. Pentecostal Theology and Communist Europe: Pentecostal Power Under Political Pressure ������������������� 333 Peter Kuzmič PArT THrEE Sociological PErspectives Of Pentecostalism in Europe Chapter Fourteen. The Future(s) of Pentecostalism in Europe ������� 357 Raymond Pfister Chapter Fifteen. A Sociological Perspective on Pentecostalism in Europe �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 383 William K. Kay Appendix: Statistics for European Pentecostalism per Nation �������� 403 Index ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������� 405 List Of ContributorS Introduction: Anne E. Dyer has been the Secretary to the European Pentecostal Theological Association since 2004. She is the librarian at Mattersey Hall (UK), and wrote her PhD on the history of the Assem- blies of God’s missionary work. With W. K. Kay she has co-edited Pentecostal and Charismatic studies: a reader (London: SCM, 2004) and assisted in his other recent publications. She is also assistant editor for the Journal for the European Pentecostal Theological Association. Chapter 1: Jan-Åke Alvarsson is a Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Uppsala University in Sweden. and the Director of the Institute for Pentecostal Studies. He has published several works on Pentecostalism, e.g. A study of the Swedish Pentecostal Mission to Bolivia (2002). Chapter 2: Neil Hudson is the Church-Life Consultant at the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity on the Imagine project since September 2006, lecturing on the missiological relationship between the Church and wider society. He was previously Vice-Principal of Regents Theological College (ELIM). Chapter 3: Carl Simpson is Dean of Studies at the Europäisches Theolo- gisches Seminar, Kniebis, Germany. Chapter 4: Cornelis van der Laan is Professor of Pentecostal Studies at the Faculty of Theology of the VU University Amsterdam and also Director of the ‘Hollenweger Center’. He is one of the founders of GloPent, the European Research Network on Global Pentecostalism. He has written books and articles on the history of Pentecostalism, as well on Mission and Migration. His latest publication is: Allan Anderson, Michael Bergunder, André Droogers and Cornelis van der Laan (eds.), Studying Global Pentecostalism: Theories and Methods (Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2010). Chapters 5 & 14: Raymond Pfister has been a Pentecostal pastor, teacher and writer. After having lectured for many years on viii list of contributors Pentecostalism and Ecumenism at the Academy of Mission at the University of Hamburg (Germany), he was the Principal of Birmingham Christian College (UK) and senior lecturer in Theology and History from 2006 until 2009. Now he directs Ichthus 21, a project serving a vision of pneumatological ecumenism and established for equipping the Church as an agent of reconciliation at all levels of European societies. Chapter 6: José Manuel Martín-Arroyo Boragno, a graduate from the European Theological Seminary, Germany, and postgraduate from Lee university, Cleveland, TN, uSA, is the Director of the European Theological School extension in Catalonia, Spain, and is serving as a full-time Church of God minister in the CoG CCFEAM church in Catalonia as a Music Pastor and Education Director. Paulo Branco is the principal of the Assemblies of God Bible College in Portugal, Monte Esperanca, Fanhões - Loures, near Lisbon, researcher and teacher in u.LH.T to Lisbon. He holds a masters degree from Lisbon University Lusofona in the Science of Religion. Chapter 7: Carmine Napolitano (Italy) is Principal of the Pentecostal Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies in Italy; he is also pastor and executive member of the secretariat of the Italian Pentecostal Federation of the Pentecostal Churches. Among his last publications stand out the following: – ‘The Pentecostals and Ecumenism’, inActs of the Conference on the centennial Pentecostal studies in Italy, (Aversa: EPA Media, 2010) & ‘Baptism. A Pentecostal perspective’ in The Lord among us, (San Pietro in Cariano (VR): Il Segno dei Gabrielli Publishers, 2008), ‘The Pentecostals and the fCEI in united for the gospel, (Turin: Claudiana, 2008), ‘Religious freedom in the Pentecostal perception today in religions and freedom: what relationship? (Turin: Claudiana, 2008). Chapter 8: Driton Krasniqi (Balkans) is a pastor in Kosovo, well connected to those involved in Pentecostalism across the Balkans, who recently graduated with a Masters in Theology from Bangor University. Chapter 9: Central European Pentecostalism has multiple authors Tim Case with Bishop Rev. Mark Kaminski (Poland). Mark Kaminski is the bishop or overseer of the Pentecostal churches in list of contributors ix Poland, based in Warsaw. Tim Case is an American Assemblies of God missionary who has been based in Poland since the later 1980s. He teaches at their bible college in Warsaw. Ciprian Balaban (Romania) is a leader in one of the main Pente- costal denominations of Romania. Daniela C. Augustine (Bulgaria) is Assistant Professor of Theolog- ical Ethics at the School of

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