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Ethics in the age of the spirit : race, women, war, and the Assemblies of God /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenyon, Howard Nelson (Author)
Other Authors: Mittelstadt, Martin William (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Eugene, Oregon : Pickwick Publications, [2019]
Series:Pentecostals, peacemaking, and social justice series ; v. 11.
Subjects:
Christian ethics.
Race relations > Religious aspects > Assemblies of God > History.
African American clergy.
Women clergy > United States.
Women in church work > Assemblies of God.
Women > Religious aspects > Assemblies of God.
War > Religious aspects > Assemblies of God.
Assemblies of God > Doctrines.
Pentecostalism.
Table of Contents:
  • Then...
  • In search of the fellowship's ethical pulse
  • The fellowship's roots
  • Development of the General Council
  • Building blocks of a Pentecostal worldview
  • Interracial roots (prior to 1914)
  • Withdrawal and separation (1914-38)
  • The struggle for inclusion (1939-62)
  • Adjusting to a changing society (1955-75)
  • Becoming a church for all peoples (1960-80s)
  • Race relations : a reactionary ethic
  • Women forerunners (prior to 1914)
  • The formative years (1914-26)
  • The exclusive establishment (1927-76)
  • Decline and thaw (1977-80s)
  • Women in ministry : a dogmatic ethic
  • The pacifist years (through 1919)
  • Transitional years (1920-38)
  • Changing perspectives in wartime (1939-53)
  • Settling on a loyal priesthood (1954-80s)
  • Attitudes toward war : a pragmatic ethic
  • In search of a Pentecostal ethic
  • ...and now.