In this Book

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The New Canadian Pentecostals takes readers into the everyday religious lives of the members of three Pentecostal congregations located in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Using the rich qualitative and quantitative data gathered through participant observation, personal interviews, and surveys conducted within these congregations, Adam Stewart provides the first book-length study focusing on the specific characteristics of Canadian Pentecostal identity, belief, and practice.

Stewart asserts that Pentecostalism remains an important tradition in the Canadian religious landscape—contrary to the assumptions of many Canadian sociologists and scholars of religion. Recent decreases in Canadian Pentecostal affiliation recorded by Statistics Canada are not the result of Pentecostals abandoning their congregations; rather, they are indicative of a radical transformation from traditionally Pentecostal to generically evangelical modes of religious identity, belief, and practice that are changing the ways that Pentecostals understand and explain their religious identities.

The case study presented in this book suggests that a new breed of Canadian Pentecostals are emerging for whom traditional definitions and expressions of Pentecostalism are much less important than religious autonomy and individualism.Chapter 1

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Introduction to the research question, thesis, methodology, and outline of the chapters.Chapter 2

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Provides a functional definition of Pentecostalism, outlines the North American origins of Pentecostalism, describes the emergence of Pentecostalism in Canada, and suggests ideal types of traditional Canadian Pentecostal identity, belief, and practice.Chapter 3

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Contains brief vignettes of the three congregations, and also short life histories of the senior pastors of each of the churchesChapter 4

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Drawing on data from personal interviews and surveys, describes the preponderance of a generically evangelical religious identity among the members of the three congregations.Chapter 5

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Examines how the individual members of the three congregations have modified their beliefs and practices regarding the baptism of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues—Pentecostalism’s two most distinctive characteristics.Chapter 6

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Details participants’ encounters with divine healing, miracles, and other supernatural phenomena such as angels, demons, and the practice of exorcism.Chapter 7

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A conclusion that discusses the broader applicability of the research as well as suggested avenues for future research.

Table of Contents

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title page, Copyright, Dedication
  2. pp. i-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. List of Tables
  2. pp. ix-x
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  1. Acknowledgements
  2. pp. xi-xii
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  1. Chapter 1 Introduction
  2. pp. 1-20
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  1. Chapter 2 The Pentecostal Tradition
  2. pp. 21-42
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  1. Chapter 3 The Churches and Their Pastors
  2. pp. 43-76
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  1. Chapter 4 Generically Evangelical Religious Identity
  2. pp. 77-108
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  1. Chapter 5 Spirit Baptism and Speaking in Tongues
  2. pp. 109-136
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  1. Chapter 6 Healing, Miracles, and Other Supernatural Phenomena
  2. pp. 137-164
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  1. Chapter 7 Conclusion
  2. pp. 165-170
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  1. Notes
  2. pp. 171-178
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  1. References
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  1. Index
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