Pentecostals and Politics

Abstract

"In recent years, as Pentecostals have started to appreciate that the proclamation of a "full gospel" includes not only evangelism (as traditionally understood) but also a social dimension,2 there has been an increasing desire for the movement as a whole, and for individual members in their own right, to achieve political influence.3 In Western societies such as Australia, the presumption of strictly held notions of church / state separation have resulted in a rising tide of media criticism being leveled at this new Christian voice."