A Passion for the Kingdom
a new free course on the history of global Pentecostal movements
Pentecostalism is impossible to define. Despite how many of us talk about it, it cannot be reduced to a single doctrine or experience, including speaking in tongues. It cannot be defined by worship style or even “vibe.” Its origin story is impossibly complex. So much so that we are wrong to think of it as a single movement. It is closer to the truth to regard it as a family of movements that are just too dynamic and unruly, too contested and conflicted, to be captured in a propositional definition or a genealogical history.
That makes Pentecostalism very, very difficult to describe accurately. But it also makes it worth studying. So, the goal of these lectures is to help us recognize the deep patterns of recognizably Pentecostal life—its embodied worship and openness to the Spirit, its sense of expectancy and urgency, its tensions and contradictions, its gifts to the wider church. My hope is that that will help us all think more clearly and more generously.
The course is free. I’d be grateful if you would sign up, share it, and invite others to jump in.
Just signed up and shared it on my substack and instagram! Pumped for this!
ps. tell them to update your bio on that sign up page lol. "Chris E. W. Green is Professor of Public Theology. He is the author of many scholarly articles and monographs, including most recently *All Things Beautiful: An Aesthetic Christology*, the first of a trilogy to be published by Baylor University Press.
In addition to his writing, research, and lecture/preaching schedule, Chris is also a teaching pastor at Sanctuary Church in Tulsa, OK. He lives in Tulsa with his wife, Julie, and their three kids: Zoë, Clive, and Emery."
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