by Roger Olson | Sep 18, 2015 | Opinion
I grew up within classical Pentecostalism, a Christian tradition that by and large rejected the Word-Faith prosperity gospel when it emerged in the 1970s and 1980s. Yet, within a decade, most cities had at least one Word-Faith church dedicated to the gospel of health...
by Roger Olson | Sep 17, 2015 | Opinion
Florida mega-church pastor and sometime religious television personality Paula White is emerging in news media coverage as a leading spokesperson for “American evangelicals.” Her church in suburban Orlando attracts about 20,000 attendees, and thousands...
by Robert Parham | Oct 1, 2014 | Opinion
Evangelicals and Pentecostals were missing from the Interfaith Summit on Climate Change prior to the 2014 United Nations Climate Summit. One or two “evangelical” signatories on the statement calling for divestment from fossil fuel stocks does not an...
by David Swartz | Jun 6, 2014 | Opinion
Jay Beaman, a sociologist at Warner Pacific College in Portland, Oregon, likes to do historical experiments. After extensive research, he sends emails to members of Ancestry.com, telling them that he has found a relative of theirs who claimed religious objection on...
by Israel Olofinjana | Dec 11, 2013 | Opinion
In recent years, London has been blessed with many new Baptist churches, which have brought fresh energy, cultural diversity and bore much fruit. Many have members who have come from a Pentecostal or charismatic background and have a different attitude toward the...
