Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies) (Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, 21)

Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church, and Ministry, co-edited by Margaret English de Alminana and Lois E. Olena, concerns women and Pentecostalism. It introduces the way the Pentecostal/charismatic movement has been shaped by and has shaped women from its beginning and offers a wide variety of responses to the opportunities and limitations women have experienced in their commitment to religious service. Scholars, activists, leaders, and exemplars from a variety of disciplines reflect on the question: How have women responded to a religious context that has depended upon their gifts while, at the same time, limited their voices and perspectives? This volume offers missing and/or silent voices an important corrective and a way forward to shape gender-focused discussions. Contributors are: Estrelda Yvonne Alexander, Peter Althouse, Linda M. Ambrose, Melissa L. Archer, Amy C. Artman, Denise A. Austin, Kate Bowler, Barbara Cavaness-Parks, Loralie Robinson Crabtree, Naomi Dowdy, Margaret English de Alminana, Beth (A. Elizabeth) Grant, Jacqueline Grey, Mimi R. Haddad, Jennifer A. Miskov, Stephanie L. Nance, Lois E. Olena, Ava Kate Oleson, Joy E. A. Qualls, and Zachary Michael Tackett. Women in Pentecostal and Charismatic Ministry: Informing a Dialogue on Gender, Church, and Ministry Copyright Dedication Contents Acknowledgments Notes on Contributors Note on the Cover Illustration Definitions Introduction: The Purpose and Theoretical Framework of this Book Part 1: Biblical and Historical Roots Editor’s Note to Chapter 1 1 Women in Ministry: A Pentecostal Reading of New Testament Texts Editor’s Note to Chapter 2 2 Examples of Women’s Leadership in the Old Testament and Church History Editor’s Note to Chapter 3 3 Callings, Giftings, and Empowerment: Preaching Women and American Pentecostalism in Historical and Theological Perspective Part 2: Historical Exemplars Editor’s Note to Chapter 4 4 Florence Crawford and Egalitarian Precedents in Early Pentecostalism Editor’s Note to Chapter 5 5 Giving Room to the Anointing: Carrie Judd Montgomery’s Influence on Women in Ministry Editor’s Note to Chapter 6 6 Producing Change: Kathryn Kuhlman and Modern Media Editor’s Note to Chapter 7 7 A Successful Calling: Women, Power, and the Rise of the American Prosperity Gospel Part 3: Global Exemplars Editor’s Note to Chapter 8 8 The ‘Outback Spirit’ of Pentecostal Women Pioneers in Australia Editor’s Note to Chapter 9 9 Canadian Pentecostal Women in Ministry: The Case of Bernice Gerard and Feminist Ideologies Editor’s Note to Chapter 10 10 The Holy Spirit and Hospitality: Pentecostal Empowerment for Building Relationships with the World’s 800 Million Muslim Women Editor’s Note to Chapter 11 11 Merchandised Women: Priceless, Called and Empowered Part 4: Distinctive Concerns of Female Leadership and Ministry Editor’s Note to Chapter 12 12 Women as Assemblies of God Church Planters: Cultural Analysis and Strategy Formation Editor’s Note to Chapter 13 13 When Liberation Becomes Survival Editor’s Note to Chapter 14 14 Living a Theology of Co-Gender Ministry Editor’s Note to Chapter 15 15 Women Praying for Women: Christian Healing Ministries and the Embodiment of Charismatic Prayer Afterword Editor’s Note to Appendix A Appendix A: The Testimony of Naomi R. Dowdy Editor’s Note to Appendix B Appendix B: The Testimony of Theresa D’Souza Greenhough Index Women In Pentecostal And Charismatic Ministry: Informing A Dialogue On Gender, Church, And Ministry', Co-edited By Margaret English De Alminana And Lois E. Olena, Concerns Women And Pentecostalism. It Introduces The Way The Pentecostal/charismatic Movement Has Been Shaped By And Has Shaped Women From Its Beginning And Offers A Wide Variety Of Responses To The Opportunities And Limitations Women Have Experienced In Their Commitment To Religious Service. Scholars, Activists, Leaders, And Exemplars From A Variety Of Disciplines Reflect On The Question: How Have Women Responded To A Religious Context That Has Depended Upon Their Gifts While, At The Same Time, Limited Their Voices And Perspectives? This Volume Offers Missing And/or Silent Voices An Important Corrective And A Way Forward To Shape Gender-focused Discussions. Biblical And Historical Roots -- Historical Exemplars -- Global Exemplars -- Distinctive Concerns Of Female Leadership And Ministry. Edited By Margaret English De Alminana, Lois E. Olena. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.