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Way of Doing Theology: Method and Manner,” International Journal of
Systematic Theology 9:3 (July 2007): 301–314. Furthermore, I realize that
the Azusa Street Revival, Los Angeles, CA (1906–1909) should not be
viewed as the defi nitive origin of all the global pentecostal-charismatic
communities. I do affi rm that it played and should continue to play a sig-
nifi cant contributive role for the early development of Pentecostal theolo-
gies, especially those emerging from local traditions in the USA context,
and missionaries associated with this revival who went out to other nations
besides the USA. In fact, I have argued that Pentecostalism’s polygenesis
(or multiple origins) supports the close storied identity between the Radical
Reformation and modern Pentecostalism. See Kenneth J. Archer and
Andrew S. Hamilton, “Anabaptism- Pietism and Pentecostalism: Scandalous
Partners in Protest” in Scottish Journal of Theology 63.2 (2010): 185–202.
For the most current review of Pentecostal historiography that addresses
origins, see Michael McClymond, “I Will Pour out of My Spirit upon All
Flesh: An Historical and Theological Meditation on Pentecostal Origins”
in Pneuma 37 (2015): 356–374.
- The Pew Research Center used renewal to include both Pentecostals and
Charismatics, see “Spirit and Power—A 10-Country Survey of Pentecostals”
published October 5, 2006 and accessed May 16, 2016, http://www.pew-
forum.org/2006/10/05/spirit-and- power/. Renewal is an overarching
term that includes both pentecostals and charismatics. “Renewal” has been
picked up by some associated with Regent University, School of Divinity.
For example, see the latest systematic Pentecostal theology by Amos Yong
titled Renewing Christian Theology: Systematics for a Global Christianity
(Waco, Texas: Baylor University, 2014), 5–7. Yong was at Regent at the
time of publication. For an attempt toward a “renewal” pneumatic herme-
neutic addressing biblical interpretation, see the compilation and responses
in Kevin L. Spawn and Archie T. Wright, eds., Spirit and Scripture:
Examining a Pneumatic Hermeneutic (New York, NY: T&T Clark
International, 2012). The editors write, the renewal tradition “refers to
global charismatic movements and scholars...who maintain that pneuma-
tological commitments and experiences have implications for the herme-
neutical project” (xvii). At the time of publication, both editors belonged
to Regent University, School of Divinity.
- See Merold Westphal, Whose Community? Which Interpretation?
Philosophical Hermeneutics for the Church (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker
Academic, 2009) for insightful guidance on how to avoid a problematic
relativism and objectivism as well as his opening chapter in this volume.
- Kenneth J. Archer, “Listen carefully! You might learn something,” in
JEPTA (2016), forthcoming.
