Allan Heaton Anderson is Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies and Director of the Graduate Institute for Theology & Religion at the University of Birmingham.

Numerous books have addressed the subject of global pentecostal growth in recent years. Allan Anderson's is uniquely valuable because it manages, in a concise and easily readable narrative, to trace a truly global history of pentecostalism's origins, characteristic features, and local variations . To the Ends of the Earth will interest a wide variety of readers including instructors and students (undergraduate as well as graduate) in courses on world religions, introductions to Christianity, and globalization. Overall, this is an excellent volume that should be of great use to many readers who want to understand the causes and implications of pentecostalism's global expansion.

• Abbreviations ; Introducing the Oxford Series ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Revivalist Precedents ; Chapter Two: Origins and Organization ; Chapter Three: Mission and Migration ; Chapter Four: Women and Family ; Chapter Five: The Bible and Community ; Chapter Six: The Full Gospel ; Chapter Seven: Transformation and Independence ; Chapter Eight: Charisma and Faith ; Conclusions ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Allan Heaton Anderson is Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies and Director of the Graduate Institute for Theology & Religion at the University of Birmingham.

Numerous books have addressed the subject of global pentecostal growth in recent years. Allan Anderson's is uniquely valuable because it manages, in a concise and easily readable narrative, to trace a truly global history of pentecostalism's origins, characteristic features, and local variations . To the Ends of the Earth will interest a wide variety of readers including instructors and students (undergraduate as well as graduate) in courses on world religions, introductions to Christianity, and globalization. Overall, this is an excellent volume that should be of great use to many readers who want to understand the causes and implications of pentecostalism's global expansion.

• Abbreviations ; Introducing the Oxford Series ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Revivalist Precedents ; Chapter Two: Origins and Organization ; Chapter Three: Mission and Migration ; Chapter Four: Women and Family ; Chapter Five: The Bible and Community ; Chapter Six: The Full Gospel ; Chapter Seven: Transformation and Independence ; Chapter Eight: Charisma and Faith ; Conclusions ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index

Allan Heaton Anderson is Professor of Global Pentecostal Studies and Director of the Graduate Institute for Theology & Religion at the University of Birmingham.

Numerous books have addressed the subject of global pentecostal growth in recent years. Allan Anderson's is uniquely valuable because it manages, in a concise and easily readable narrative, to trace a truly global history of pentecostalism's origins, characteristic features, and local variations . To the Ends of the Earth will interest a wide variety of readers including instructors and students (undergraduate as well as graduate) in courses on world religions, introductions to Christianity, and globalization. Overall, this is an excellent volume that should be of great use to many readers who want to understand the causes and implications of pentecostalism's global expansion.

• Abbreviations ; Introducing the Oxford Series ; Introduction ; Chapter One: Revivalist Precedents ; Chapter Two: Origins and Organization ; Chapter Three: Mission and Migration ; Chapter Four: Women and Family ; Chapter Five: The Bible and Community ; Chapter Six: The Full Gospel ; Chapter Seven: Transformation and Independence ; Chapter Eight: Charisma and Faith ; Conclusions ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index