Signs, sighs, and significance : Pentecostal and Wesleyan explorations of science and creation; The spirit renews the face of the earth; Pentecostal forays in science and theology of creation

The twelve chapters here represent both Pentecostal reflections/responses to the science-religion discussion and Pentecostal contributions to the ongoing exchange by biblical studies specialists, historians, and theologians, among those trained in other disciplines. Together the essayists model an actual dialogue in which Pentecostal scholarly reflection is impacted by science-religion discourses on the one hand, while Pentecostals reach deep into their own tradition to explore how their pre-understandings and commitments might enable them to speak with their own voice into pre-existing conversations on the other hand. --From publisher's description. Read more... Abstract: The twelve chapters here represent both Pentecostal reflections/responses to the science-religion discussion and Pentecostal contributions to the ongoing exchange by biblical studies specialists, historians, and theologians, among those trained in other disciplines. Together the essayists model an actual dialogue in which Pentecostal scholarly reflection is impacted by science-religion discourses on the one hand, while Pentecostals reach deep into their own tradition to explore how their pre-understandings and commitments might enable them to speak with their own voice into pre-existing conversations on the other hand. --From publisher's description The Twelve Chapters Here Represent Both Pentecostal Reflections/responses To The Science-religion Discussion And Pentecostal Contributions To The Ongoing Exchange By Biblical Studies Specialists, Historians, And Theologians, Among Those Trained In Other Disciplines. Together The Essayists Model An Actual Dialogue In Which Pentecostal Scholarly Reflection Is Impacted By Science-religion Discourses On The One Hand, While Pentecostals Reach Deep Into Their Own Tradition To Explore How Their Pre-understandings And Commitments Might Enable Them To Speak With Their Own Voice Into Pre-existing Conversations On The Other Hand. --from Publisher's Description. Introduction: Poured Out On All Creation!? : Searching For The Spirit In The Pentecostal Encounter With Science / Amos Yong -- Pt. 1. Biblical Interpretations. The Face Of God As His Creating Spirit : The Interplay Of Yahweh's Panim And Ruach In Psalm 104:29-30 / Scott A. Ellington -- Created For Shalom : Human Agency And Responsibility In The World / R. Jerome Boone -- Revelation And The (new) Creation : A Prolegomenon On The Apocalypse, Science, And Creation / Robby Waddell -- Pt. 2. Historical Elaborations. Cautious Co-belligerence? : The Late Nineteenth-century American Divine Healing Movement And The Promise Of Medical Science / Bernie A. Van De Walle -- Creation Revealed : An Early Pentecostal Hermeneutic / David S. Norris -- Evolving Paradigms : Creationism As Pentecostal Variation On A Fundamentalist Theme / Gerald W. King -- Pt. 3. Theological Explications. Preaching The Full Gospel In The Context Of Global Environmental Crises / Shane Clifton -- Pentecostal Ecology : A Theological Paradigm For Pentecostal Environmentalism / Matthew Tallman -- Implications Of The Kenosis Of The Spirit For A Creational Eschatology : A Pentecostal Engagement With Jürgen Moltmann / Peter Althouse -- Pt. 4. Contextual And Disciplinary Applications. God's Laws Of Productivity : Creation In African Pentecostal Hermeneutics / J. Kwabena Asamoah-gyadu -- Meaning-making And Religious Experience : A Cognitive Appraisal Model Of Pentecostal Experiences Of The Holy Spirit / Edward E. Decker, Jr. -- Teaching Origins To Pentecostal Students / Michael Tenneson And Steve Badger. Edited By Amos Yong. All But One Essay Were Originally Presented At The Thirty-eighth Annual Meeting Of The Society For Pentecostal Studies, Jointly Held With The Wesleyan Theological Society, At Duke University Divinity School On March 13-15, 2008--pref. P. Ix. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. This collection of essays was first presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, held jointly with the Wesleyan Theological Society at Duke University in March 2008, under the conference theme,'Signs, Sighs, and Significance: Pentecostal and Wesleyan Explorations of Science and Creation.'Along with a companion volume of Wesleyan essays published also by Pickwick Publications, the twelve chapters here represent both Pentecostal reflections/responses to the science-religion discussion and Pentecostal contributions to the ongoing exchange by biblical studies specialists, historians, and theologians, among those trained in other disciplines. Together the essayists model an actual dialogue in which Pentecostal scholarly reflection is impacted by science-religion discourses on the one hand, while Pentecostals reach deep into their own tradition to explore how their pre-understandings and commitments might enable them to speak with their own voice into pre-existing conversations on the other hand. This volume thus represents one of the first-hopefully the first of many-in which Pentecostals register their perspectives on a major issue of our time. In a world dominated by science, and at a time when theologies of creation that encourage and require care for creation and the environment are proliferating, The Spirit Renews the Face of the Earth provides a set of Pentecostal perspectives on these important matters. This collection of essays was first presented at the 37th annual meeting of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, held jointly with the Wesleyan Theological Society at Duke University in March 2008, under the conference theme, "Signs, Sighs, and Pentecostal and Wesleyan Explorations of Science and Creation" Along with a companion volume of Wesleyan essays published also by Pickwick Publications, the twelve chapters here represent both Pentecostal reflections/responses to the science-religion discussion and Pentecostal contributions to the ongoing exchange by biblical studies specialists, historians, and theologians, among those trained in other disciplines. Together the essayists model an actual dialogue in which Pentecostal scholarly reflection is impacted by science-religion discourses on the one hand, while Pentecostals reach deep into their own tradition to explore how their pre-understandings and commitments might enable them to speak with their own voice into pre-existing conversations on the other hand. This volume thus represents one of the first-hopefully the first of many-in which Pentecostals register their perspectives on a major issue of our time. In a world dominated by science, and at a time when theologies of creation that encourage and require care for creation and the environment are proliferating, The Spirit Renews the Face of the Earth provides a set of Pentecostal perspectives on these important matters.