Spirit Poured Out On All Flesh

It is no secret that the Pentecostal movement has had an incredible impact on the shape of worldwide Christianity in the past century. It is estimated that Pentecostals and charismatics comprise approximately one-fourth of Christians worldwide, and the numbers are only expected to grow, especially in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. With these developments comes the need for theologians and students to understand the theological framework of this burgeoning movement.

The Spirit Poured Out on All Flesh is one scholar's attempt to develop a thoroughly Pentecostal theology and, perhaps more importantly, to bring this theology into dialogue with other theological traditions. Amos Yong outlines a pneumatological approach to soteriology, ecclesiology, theology of religions, theology of creation, and the nature of God--particularly in regard to trinitarian formulations vis-à-vis Oneness theology.

This volume is more than a beginning systematic theology, however. The first chapter provides a fascinating survey of worldwide Pentecostalism, examining how various theological issues and questions are being addressed "on the ground." Further, the author argues that because of Pentecostalism's global origins, its theology can be a great gift to Christianity at large, and he proposes that it can play a large role in shaping a truly global theology.

Amos Yong (Ph.D., Boston University) is associate research professor of theology at Regent University School of Divinity. He is the author of Beyond the Impasse: Toward a Pneumatological Theology of Religions and Discerning the Spirit(s): A Pentecostal-Charismatic Contribution to Christian Theology of Religions