Unorganized Religion: Pentecostalism and Secularization in Denmark, 1907-1924 (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, 42)

The Pentecostal movement has turned the world of religion upside down in the last century but had only sporadic impact on Europe, the traditional centre of Christendom. This book uses Denmark as its case study to work out why. Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Contents Foreword Acknowledgements Figures and Tables Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Explaining Pentecostal Growth and Stagnation 2 The Unorganized State 3 A Note on Sources and Names Chapter 2 Origin 1 The Question of Deprivation 2 Historical Situation 3 A Perspective on Migration and Pentecostalism 4 Holiness Roots Chapter 3 Arrival 1 News from Kristiania 2 The Summer of 1907 3 A Local Pentecostal Movement Begins to Take Shape 4 Barratt’s Subsequent Visits 5 Summary: An Early Impasse Chapter 4 Struggle 1 A Case Study of Transformation 2 The Battle of Copenhagen 3 The Leadership Question and the Return of H.J. Mygind 4 The Colosseum Assembly 5 Women in Ministry 6 Visitors from Abroad 7 Analysis: The Wrong Sort of Secularization 7.1 Pluralism and Hegemony 7.2 Secular Responses to Pentecostalism Chapter 5 Spread 1 Zealand 1.1 Ventures in Interdenominational Pentecostalism 1.2 Seeds of Denominational Pentecostalism 2 Funen: Pentecostalism among Methodists 3 Jutland 4 Analysis: The Lack of Fertile Soil 4.1 Pentecostal Adaptation to a Lutheran Context 4.2 Problematic Antecedents Chapter 6 Crisis 1 Copenhagen 1.1 From Zinnsgade to Filadelfia 1.2 Interdenominational Rallying Points 2 The Controversy over Universalism 3 The Gospel Assembly 4 Critical Reactions to the Denominational Turn 5 Analysis: Freedom, Disorder, and Leadership Chapter 7 Institution 1 New Stability and Growth 2 Leadership Crisis 3 The 1921 Gospel Tent Campaign 4 Towards a National Denomination 5 The Beginnings of Apostolic Influence 6 The Danish Apostolic Church 7 The Remaining Pentecostals 8 Analysis: From Movement to Institution Chapter 8 Legacy 1 Foreign Mission and Pentecostal Beginnings 2 The First Pentecostal Missionaries Sent Out 3 China: The Irresistible Vision 4 Middle East: Back to the Roots 5 Argentina and Bolivia: Mission without Borders 6 From Sweden to Sri Lanka: Anna Lewini 7 Foreign Mission and Organization 8 Analysis: The Missionary Priority Chapter 9 Conclusions Appendix: Statistical Data Bibliography Archival Sources Periodical Publications Books and Articles Index of Names Index of Places and Subjects "Two phenomena profoundly changed the shape of Christendom in the twentieth century: the rise of secularism in Europe, and the rise of Pentecostalism elsewhere. This book investigates the impact of an emerging secular culture on the early Pentecostal movement, using previously unpublished data to build its case study on Denmark. The first Pentecostals were idealists who sought to influence the existing churches from within, but eventually this approach gave way to the more successful strategy of forming separate Pentecostal churches. The insights found herein apply to all religious minorities who seek to adapt to an inhospitable context." --Back cover