Eric Patterson is assistant professor of political science at Vanguard University of Southern California. Edmund Rybarczyk is assistant professor of systematic theology at Vanguard University of Southern California.

This book deserves the time and attention of both insiders and outsiders because of the demonstrated intellectual honesty of the contributors. It offers fresh proposals and gathers in one volume some ideas that were previously shared in miscellaneous documents. The focus on the future makes this work unique, and scholars, ministers, and lay leaders will benefit from reading it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: American Pentecostalism: Challenges and TemptationsChapter 2 Baptized in the Spirit: A Reflection on the Future of Pentecostal TheologyChapter 3 Postmodern Pentecostals: Emerging Subcultures Among Young Pentecostal LeadersChapter 4 Music in the Pentecostal MovementChapter 5 Latinos and North American PentecostalismChapter 6 The Future of Pentecostal Higher Education: the Ring, the Shire, or the Redemption of Middle EarthChapter 7 The Symbolic Dilemma and the Future of Pentecostalism: Mysticism, Ritual, and RevivalChapter 8 The Future of Oneness PentecostalismChapter 9 "The Almost Pentecostal:" The Future of the Church of God in the United StatesChapter 10 Heritage and Horizons: The Derivation and Destiny of Open Bible ChurchesChapter 11 Race and Religion: The Future of Black American PentecostalismChapter 12 Conclusion: Back to the Future? US Pentecostalism in the 21st Century

Eric Patterson is assistant professor of political science at Vanguard University of Southern California. Edmund Rybarczyk is assistant professor of systematic theology at Vanguard University of Southern California.

This book deserves the time and attention of both insiders and outsiders because of the demonstrated intellectual honesty of the contributors. It offers fresh proposals and gathers in one volume some ideas that were previously shared in miscellaneous documents. The focus on the future makes this work unique, and scholars, ministers, and lay leaders will benefit from reading it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: American Pentecostalism: Challenges and TemptationsChapter 2 Baptized in the Spirit: A Reflection on the Future of Pentecostal TheologyChapter 3 Postmodern Pentecostals: Emerging Subcultures Among Young Pentecostal LeadersChapter 4 Music in the Pentecostal MovementChapter 5 Latinos and North American PentecostalismChapter 6 The Future of Pentecostal Higher Education: the Ring, the Shire, or the Redemption of Middle EarthChapter 7 The Symbolic Dilemma and the Future of Pentecostalism: Mysticism, Ritual, and RevivalChapter 8 The Future of Oneness PentecostalismChapter 9 "The Almost Pentecostal:" The Future of the Church of God in the United StatesChapter 10 Heritage and Horizons: The Derivation and Destiny of Open Bible ChurchesChapter 11 Race and Religion: The Future of Black American PentecostalismChapter 12 Conclusion: Back to the Future? US Pentecostalism in the 21st Century

Eric Patterson is assistant professor of political science at Vanguard University of Southern California. Edmund Rybarczyk is assistant professor of systematic theology at Vanguard University of Southern California.

This book deserves the time and attention of both insiders and outsiders because of the demonstrated intellectual honesty of the contributors. It offers fresh proposals and gathers in one volume some ideas that were previously shared in miscellaneous documents. The focus on the future makes this work unique, and scholars, ministers, and lay leaders will benefit from reading it.

• Chapter 1 Introduction: American Pentecostalism: Challenges and TemptationsChapter 2 Baptized in the Spirit: A Reflection on the Future of Pentecostal TheologyChapter 3 Postmodern Pentecostals: Emerging Subcultures Among Young Pentecostal LeadersChapter 4 Music in the Pentecostal MovementChapter 5 Latinos and North American PentecostalismChapter 6 The Future of Pentecostal Higher Education: the Ring, the Shire, or the Redemption of Middle EarthChapter 7 The Symbolic Dilemma and the Future of Pentecostalism: Mysticism, Ritual, and RevivalChapter 8 The Future of Oneness PentecostalismChapter 9 "The Almost Pentecostal:" The Future of the Church of God in the United StatesChapter 10 Heritage and Horizons: The Derivation and Destiny of Open Bible ChurchesChapter 11 Race and Religion: The Future of Black American PentecostalismChapter 12 Conclusion: Back to the Future? US Pentecostalism in the 21st Century