Conformist Subversives

by Peter J. Leithart

Pentecostals seem to be apolitical, but they may be having a dramatic political effects. Continue Reading »

16 Sep 2015

Melting Pot Pentecostalism

by Peter J. Leithart

Pentecostalism fuses black and white evangelicalism. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2015

The Church and the Street

by Peter J. Leithart

Pentecostalism breaks down traditional dichotomies of sacred and secular.  Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2015

Foreign Protestantism

by Peter J. Leithart

Why Protestant missions seem so colonial. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2015

Pomo Pentecostalism

by Peter J. Leithart

Pentecostalism is tailor-made for the postmodern world. Continue Reading »

21 Jul 2015

Harmony - Social and Musical

by Peter J. Leithart

Shared music harmonizes people as well as sounds. Continue Reading »

17 Jul 2015

World Their Parish

by Peter J. Leithart

Notes on David Martin's study of Pentecostalism. Continue Reading »

17 Jul 2015

World Christianity by the Numbers

by George Weigel

The annual “Status of Global Christianity” survey published by the International Bulletin of Missionary Research is a cornucopia of numbers: Some are encouraging; others are discouraging; many of them are important for grasping the nature of this particular moment in Christian history. Continue Reading »

25 Feb 2015

Time to Stand Against Rome?

by Dale M. Coulter

A recent joint statement by a number of Italian evangelical groups indicts the Roman Catholic Church as an “imperial” church and its call for evangelicals to “unionist initiatives that are contrary to Scripture and instead renew their commitment to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to the whole world.” Continue Reading »

28 Jul 2014

Salvation and Mission

by Peter J. Leithart

To be saved is to be incorporated into a mission. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2014