South Indian Pentecostal Movement in the Twentieth Century

Making up approximately 20 percent of South India's Protestants, Pentecostals are an influential part of India's Christian culture, yet there is a distinct lack of scholarly focus on this increasingly large group. This careful, well-informed study by Michael Bergunder ably fills that gap.

After a brief historical introduction to the worldwide growth of Pentecostalism, Bergunder delves into the history of the South Indian Pentecostal movement in the first section. The second section gives a systematic profile of the current movement in South India, based on a wide range of source materials and on formal interviews with nearly two hundred leading pastors and evangelists. Bergunder finishes his work with prospects for the future. Three appendixes and an extended bibliography offer ample ground for further research.

Author: Michael Bergunder
Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: 06/01/2008
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.26lbs
Size: 9.19h x 6.29w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780802827340

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 07/11/2008 pg. 17

About the Author
Bergunder, Michael: - Michael Bergunder is professor of the history of religionsand mission studies at the University of Heidelberg.

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