A Future for Holiness: Pentecostal Explorations

Early Pentecostalism emerged from the nineteenth-century holiness movement, and holiness (both in theology and practice) has been a significant, if at times contentious, feature of the Pentecostal movement throughout its brief history. This book is an attempt to stimulate conversation regarding fresh Pentecostal approaches to the theology of holiness. Twenty Pentecostal scholars identify both opportunities and challenges for the future of holiness in Pentecostalism from the perspectives of the various academic disciplines. The Contents are as follows: Introduction-Lee Roy Martin; 1. Wilderness: Holy Yahweh’s Innate Habitat?-Narelle Melton; 2. The Acknowledgement of Holy Ground as Prerequisite to Israel’s Advancement Under the Leadership of Joshua (Joshua 5.13-15)-Robert C. Crosby; 3. Beauty and Holiness in the Calling of Isaiah-Jacqueline Grey; 4. Holiness and the Path of Suffering: Lessons for Pentecostals from the Book of Hebrews-Faith McGhee; 5. Let the Holy Yet Be Holy: Holiness in the Apocalypse-Dan Morrison; 6. Have We Been Sanctified?: Renewing the Role of Experience in Interpreting the Biblical Text-Scott A. Ellington; 7. ‘Not I, but Christ’: Holiness, Conscience, & the (Im)Possibility of Community-Chris E.W. Green; 8. The Pentecostal Triple Way: An Ecumenical Model of the Pentecostal Via Salutis and Soteriological Experience-Monte Lee Rice; 9. Holiness and Economics: Towards Recovery of Eucharistic Being in a Market-shaped World-Daniela C. Augustine; 10. Liberating Holiness for the Oppressed and the Oppressors-Patrick Oden; 11. A Future for Holiness in Pentecostal Theology-Daniel Castelo; 12. Twenty-First Century Holiness: Living at the Intersection of Wesleyan Theology & Contemporary Pentecostal Values-Johnathan E. Alvarado; 13. Holiness, the Church, and Party Politics: Toward a Contemporary Practical Theology of Holiness-Antipas L. Harris; 14. Holiness and Undocumented Immigration: A Dramatic Challenge to my Church-Wilfredo Estrada Adorno; 15. The Practice of Holiness: Implications for a Pentecostal Moral Theology-Terry Johns; 16. Holiness as Play: A Developmental Perspective on Christian Formation-Stephen Parker; 17. From Fear-Based to Holiness-Based: Thoughts About the Work of the Holy Spirit in Youth Ministry-Joshua Ziefle; 18. A Future for Holiness in Pentecostal Practice-Marcia Clarke; A Concluding Parable: The Fire and the Fence-Rickie D. Moore.