Pentecostal–Charismatic Movements Unit
The Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements Unit of the American Academy of Religion seeks papers and panels for the 2025 meeting in Boston on the following topics:
- book panels on significant books which expand or challenge the current narratives of Pentecostal/Charismatic history
- the Globalization of Pentecostalism, particularly in South America and/or Africa. and/or Asia
- Pentecostals/Charismatics and Ecumenical movements
- Pentecostals and the prophetic
- Pentecostals and their interactions with other religious conservatives such as Mormons
For panels, the unit requests diverse representation in presenters, research subjects, topics, and methodologies.
This unit provides a forum for scholarly consideration of global phenomena associated with Pentecostalism and Charismatic movements. This unit provides an arena for a wide array of scholars, disciplinary orientations, and methodological approaches bringing together those working constructively from within these traditions with scholars considering the phenomena from historical, sociological, ethnographic, theological, and other perspectives. The unit intentionally seeks to encourage a global and pluralist perspective.