Italian American Pentecostalism and the Struggle for Religious Identity

Paul J. Palma is Adjunct Professor of Biblical Studies and Christian Ministry at Regent University College of Arts and Sciences, USA.

List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; PAR Through the Fire: The Historical Contours of Italian American Pentecostalism; 1 "Tongues of Fire": The Roots of Italian Pentecostalism; 2 The Fire Falls in Chicago: The Birth of Italian Pentecostalism; 3 Seeds Sown in Volatile Surroundings: Migrant Contadini and the Early Expansion of Italian Pentecostalism; 4 Italian Pentecostals on Trial: Opposition from Without and Within; 5 Beyond Anti-Organizationalism: Italian Pentecostals, the Christian Church of North American, and Denominational Stability; 6 For Italians "The World Over": Italian Pentecostals and the Assemblies of God; 7 Renewing the Barrios: Italian Pentecostals in the Southern Cone; Photo Essay: Italian American Pentecostals at Home and Abroad; PART II Theological Trajectories of Italian American Pentecostalism; 8 "La promessa dello Spirito Santo": The Baptism, Gifts, and Directives of the Spirit; 9 Mystical Union: Salvation, Atonement, and Healing; 10 Mystical Communion: Worship, Ethics, and Eschatology; 11 Expanding Horizons: Italian Pentecostalism and Contemporary Theology; Conclusion "To the Jew first and also to the Greek"; Epilogue; Bibliography; Appendix A: CCNA "Articles of Faith" (1997); Appendix B: IPCC "We Believe" Statement (1993); Appendix C: Article 12 of the ADI’s "Articles of Faith" (Articoli di fede) Statement (1999); Index