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Genuine Pentecostal Traditioning
Carpenter, John B.
Carpenter, John B.
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"Simon Chan, of Singapore’s Trinity Theological College, has recently written a call for Pentecostals to develop a tradition of their own. He calls this quest “traditioning.”1 Pentecostal’s relative lack of interest in their tradition is seen in the lack of a “history” category at Pentecostal Charisma House Books.2 Chan is especially concerned that the “failure of traditioning” is a large part of the problem of not passing on the authentic Pentecostal experience. 3 He cites nearly stagnant growth of the Assemblies of God in its American homeland to suggest that at least there Pentecostalism appears to be stalling. He seems to believe that many Pentecostals have lost confidence in some of the distinctive teachings of the movement, especially that glossolalia is the initial physical manifestation of the Baptism in the Holy Spirit. Chan’s stated goal is to reformulate the Pentecostal tradition so as to “recover” the original experience and, hence, the original vigor. In all of this he is to be commended."
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