Birmingham is now one of the largest and most prominent research centres for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies throughout the world and our work has received international recognition and acclaim. As well as contributing to the department’s undergraduate programmes, we offer taught and research graduate degrees, and other assistance for researchers.
Links to worldwide Pentecostal associations, news, and full-text conference papers going back to 1989
Established in 1981, EPTA offers a forum for promoting research, active fellowship and networking. We bring together many Pentecostal educational institutions primarily in Europe and scholars from all over the world. We also promote education and reflection in the broad area of Pentecostal theology.
Contains extensive bibliographies covering global subjects under "study resources" on the left side of the pageGloPent is dedicated to the study of Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. This website contains information on research projects, relevant links, a collection of academic papers, and free access to their online journal, all of which can be searched easily.
Based at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
One of the largest and most comprehensive Pentecostal/Charismatic and Holy Spirit collections in the world. Within the last 20 years, denominations have established similarly strong collections, ensuring that, working together, scholars and leaders will find the resources they need to understand and further this great move of God.
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"Resources for Spirit-empowered ministry including the latest issue of the "Pneuma Informer."
The collection is a record of Harold Turner's research into the phenomenon of new religious movements arising out of the interaction between traditional cultures and religions with biblical teaching, and with other religions on all continents. The origin and emphasis of the documentation has been whether this phenomenon is wide-spread and how the proliferation of these movements raised important pastoral and theological issues for Christian mission.
The collection comprises periodical and newspaper articles, unpublished papers and original materials.
See the Cadbury Research Library’s catalogue – http://calmview.bham.ac.uk/.
There are so many charismatic and pentecostal churches, many independent, that it would be impossible to list even a significant proportion of them. Here are a few examples of larger denominations.
This website explores the historical Azusa Street revival and William J. Seymour, the revival leader.
The Assemblies of God was founded in 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas with 300 people at the founding convention. Today there are more than 12,700 churches in the U.S. with over 3 million members and adherents. There are more than 66 million Assemblies of God members worldwide, making the Assemblies of God the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.