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Toward a Pentecostal ecclesiology : the Church and the fivefold Gospel / edited by John Christopher Thomas. - Cleveland, TN : CPT Press, c2010. - vii, 301 pages ; pbk ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

PART ONE : Introduction --
Introduction / John Christopher Thomas --
The fivefold Gospel and the mission of the church / Kenneth J. Archer --
PART TWO : The pentecostal church as redeemed community --
The church as a redeemed, un-redeemed, and redeeming community / Wynand J. de Kock --
The redeeming community / Dario Andres Lopez Rodriguez --
PART THREE : The pentecostal church as sanctified community --
The improvisational quality of ecclesial holiness / Daniel Castelo --
The church as sanctified community / Matthias Wenk --
PART FOUR : The pentecostal church as empowered community --
Jesus as spirit-baptizer / Simon Chan --
The empowered church / Daniela C. Augustine --
PART FIVE : The pentecostal church as healing community --
The pentecostal healing community / Kimberly Ervin Alexander --
Pentecostal healing communities / Opoku Onyinah --
PART SIX : The pentecostal church as eschatological community --
Ascension-pentecost-eschaton / Peter Althouse --
The church of the latter rain / Frank D. Macchia --
PART SEVEN : Reflections, assessments, responses --
'The leaning tower of pentecostal ecclesiology' / Veli-Matti Karkkainen --
Why the church needs a full Gospel / Robert P. Pope --
Concluding reflections / William K. Kay.

ISBN: 9781935931003 (paperback) 1935931008 (paperback)

LCCN: 2010935818

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pentacotal churches--Doctrines.

LC Class. No.: BV600.3 / .T69 2010

Dewey Class. No.: 230.994