tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post114692526561252307..comments2024-03-25T13:40:30.747-04:00Comments on Faith and Theology: Aussie Pentecostal theologyBen Myershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03800127501735910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-47667349773359628692008-05-03T11:59:00.000-04:002008-05-03T11:59:00.000-04:00From the US, I'm happy to say I came from a Pentec...From the US, I'm happy to say I came from a Pentecostal background that encouraged Biblical scholarship and theology. I thought this was the norm, and in several denominations it is; but in many independent churches, it is not.Rob Dunbarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12968348161676644997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1146948888332836062006-05-06T16:54:00.000-04:002006-05-06T16:54:00.000-04:00I come out of the Pentecostal world as well and am...I come out of the Pentecostal world as well and am really excited to find more and more openness to real theological reflection. It is long overdue. I treasure my formative years in the Pentecostal world, I am not quite sure I would value prayer as much if it were not for those times. This might be one to add to my blogroll.One of Freedomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479227411431959461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14261952.post-1146945782800490362006-05-06T16:03:00.000-04:002006-05-06T16:03:00.000-04:00Hi Ben,My wife and I both come from a Pentecostal ...Hi Ben,<BR/><BR/>My wife and I both come from a Pentecostal church environment here in Canada (we each did a ffour-year undergraduate degree in theology at a Pentecostal school) but have since moved to the Anglican Church of Canada. I had a similar experience to ours in that I consistently ran up against a neglect and implicit distrust of the social and intellectual dimensions of the faith. I do however still maintain a membership with the Society for Pentecostal Studies--it is an international group and is made up of scholars from accross the ecclesiastical spectrum.<BR/><BR/>It is indeed encouraging to see young Pentecostals who are willing to reflect theologically and to understand that Pentecostalism adds a unique and critical voice to the chorus that is Christian theology! <BR/><BR/>Blessings,<BR/><BR/>PatrickPatrick McManushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717639457555961172noreply@blogger.com