''The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements'' is a reference work on

charismatic Christianity Charismatic Christianity is a form of Christianity that emphasizes the work of the Holy Spirit in Christianity, Holy Spirit and spiritual gifts as an everyday part of a believer's life. It has a global presence in the Christian community. Practit ...

which includes the three streams of

Pentecostalism Pentecostalism or classical Pentecostalism is a movement within the broader Evangelical wing of Protestantism, Protestant Christianity that emphasizes direct personal experience of God in Christianity, God through Baptism with the Holy Spirit#Cl ...

, the

Charismatic Movement The charismatic movement in Christianity is a movement within established or mainstream denominations to adopt beliefs and practices of Charismatic Christianity, with an emphasis on baptism with the Holy Spirit, and the use of spiritual gift ...

, and the

Neocharismatic The neo-charismatic (also known as third-wave charismatic or hypercharismatic) movement is a movement within evangelical Protestant Christianity that is composed of a diverse range of independent churches and organizations that emphasize the curre ...

movement. It is edited primarily by Stanley M. Burgess. Published in 2002, it is the "revised and expanded edition" of the 1988 ''Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements''. Both editions are published by

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. The original edition states the contributors to the volume come from both within and without the movement(s), and a "balanced overview" is attempted. It concentrates on

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and Europe, where the movement originated; rather than

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, and

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, where the majority of members are found. The revised and expanded edition again asserts a "balanced overview" and breadth of contributors. While it attempts to be comprehensive, it does admit some imbalances in coverage mainly due to the absence of complete scholarly data for some countries.

Editions and editors

* ''Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements'' ed. Stanley M. Burgess and Gary B. McGee, assoc. ed. Patrick H. Alexander. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 1988). Part of the Regency Reference Library (an imprint of Zondervan); xi + 911 pages. * ''The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements'', revised and expanded edition. ed. Stanley M. Burgess; assoc. ed. Eduard M. van der Maas. (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2002). xxxi + 1278 pages. As of both editions, Stanley Burgess is a professor of Religious Studies at Southwest Missouri State University (later

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) in Springfield,

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. As of the first edition, Gary McGee is an associate professor of Church History at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary also in Springfield; and Patrick Alexander is an editor in

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, Missouri. As of the second edition, Eduard van der Maas is a former editor of textbooks and reference works at Zondervan.

Awards

First edition: * 1990 ''

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'' Book of the Year''Christianity Today'' Book Awards
from Zondervan.com. Accessed 2009-07-16 * 1990

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finalist for Christian Book of the YearWinners
, but not presently finalists, are listed on the ECPA.org website * 1989 Evangelical Christian Publishers Association finalist * 1989 ''

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'' Book Award Second edition: * 2003 ''Christianity Today'' Book of the Year

References

External links

Publisher's page
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