Paul Hattaway, Fujian: The Blessed Province (United Kingdom: Langham Global Library, 2025), 368 pages. ISBN-10:1786411326, ISBN-13:978-1786411327 This book is the latest release in Paul Hattaway’s “China Chronicles” series. Each book is published not only in English but also in Chinese, the author’s intent in writing them is “primarily to bless and encourage the persecuted church […]
In this five part series, Richard M. Riss presents evidence for the operation of the gifts of the Spirit throughout the Church Age. Part 1 (Fall 1998): From the Early Church to the 3rd Century Part 2 (Winter 1999): 3rd to the 5th Centuries Part 3 (Spring 1999): From the 5th to the 13th […]
A Dutch man’s dangerous journey in 1955 – as told in God’s Smuggler – sparked seven decades of comprehensive support for the world’s most persecuted Christians Global ministry celebrates 70 years: In 1955, Brother Andrew began a work that this year celebrates its 70th anniversary, as the organization Open Doors. The hidden scale of the need: 380 million […]
LONDRINA, BRAZIL – June 15, 2025 – A significant new historical resource, the Itamar Coutinho Archives, officially opened its doors today at the Instituto Meditafé in Londrina, Brazil. This archive, established through a permanent loan from Itamar Coutinho, is dedicated to preserving and making accessible materials related to the global denominations and groups that originated […]
Robin M. Jensen, From Idols to Icons: The Emergence of Christian Devotional Images in Late Antiquity, Christianity in Late Antiquity 12 (Oakland, CA: University of California Press, 2022), 252 pages, ISBN 9780520345423. Depending on what Christian tradition one finds oneself in, the question of Christian art is a difficult and delicate topic. Are we permitted […]
Join historian, researcher, educator, and revivalist, Dr. Dony Donev on his journey to find a photograph of a mother of the early Pentecostal movement. This article was presented as a paper at the Society of Pentecostal Studies annual convention in March 2025. The uncertainty in defining Anna Bartleman’s role as a minister, comes with the […]
And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine … (Acts 2:42) Apostolic doctrine, therefore, is not the new and novel teachings of someone who calls himself/herself an apostle. Apostolic doctrine is the message of Jesus, His redemptive work, and His call to selfless discipleship that is found in the 27 books of the New Testament. […]
This introduction to revival and his personal testimony, from atheist to revivalist, is an excerpt from Ian Hall’s book, Times of Renewal: A History and Theology of Revival and Spiritual Awakenings (Encourage Publishing, 2024). Revival is a major topic of interest in the Christian world today. Newspaper and magazine articles, both religious and secular, […]
Paul Hattaway, Hainan: Pearl of the South China Sea (United Kingdom: Piquant Editions, 2023, also published by Asia Harvest, 2023), 264 pages, ISBN 9781803290133. This book is part of Paul Hattaway’s “China Chronicles” series. The series is devoted to preserving the history of Christianity in China, each volume focuses on one particular province in the […]
Mrs. Emily Gardiner Neal (1910-1989) is now mostly forgotten despite being a major figure in the healing movement from 1956 when her first book came out, A Reporter Finds God Through Spiritual Healing.[1] Before her conversion she was one of the outstanding reporters of her era. As a Christian, her ministry impacted believers of all […]
Cabrini (Angel Studio, 2024). The newly released movie, Cabrini, is the story of St. Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini. She was an Italian nun who immigrated to New York in 1888 to serve the destitute Italian immigrants streaming into America. Their social and economic position was even lower than the Irish immigrants who were beginning to […]
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Some stories related to the Protestant Reformation rarely escape the dusty pages upon which they’re written. Take the story of Martin Luther’s family life, for instance. Shortly after the Reformation got underway, the middle-aged Luther married a former nun, Katharine von Bora. Together they raised six children, or should I say “birthed” six children. Their […]
At SPS this year (at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, Georgia), I presented a paper on Anna Ladd Bartleman. Anna was the wife of Azusa historian Frank Bartleman, who presents an interesting connection between Eastern European pietism and early American Pentecostalism. The paper is over 40 pages long with another dozen pages in […]
Jason E. Vickers and Thomas H. McCall, Outpouring: A Theological Witness (Cascade Books, 2023), ISBN 9781666776140. Outpouring: A Theological Witness, is a brief (107 pages), first-hand account of the events of the spring of 2023 at Asbury University in Wilmore, Kentucky. Both authors were professors at Asbury Theological Seminary at the time (Vickers has since […]
Amos Yong is Professor of Theology & Mission and director of the Center for Missiological Research at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena. His graduate education includes degree...
Antipas L. Harris, D.Min. (Boston University), S.T.M. (Yale University Divinity School), M.Div. (Emory University), is the president-dean of Jakes Divinity School and associate pasto...
Craig S. Keener, Ph.D. (Duke University), is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Kentucky. He is author of many books<...
Daniel A. Brown, PhD, planted The Coastlands, a church near Santa Cruz, California, serving as Senior Pastor for 22 years. Daniel has authored four books and numerous articles, but h...
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