Anne E Dyer

Professor William K. Kay (PhD, University of Reading; PhD, University of Nottingham; DD, University of Nottingham) is by any reckoning a pioneer in the field of Pentecostal Studies, having served on staff at Mattersey Hall Bible College, the University of Wales, King's College (London), Bangor University where he established the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, and Wrexham Glyndŵr University, where he was named Professor of Theology. He edited the Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association for more than a decade and authored a number of books including: Pentecostals in Britain (Paternoster, 2000), Apostolic Networks in Britain (Paternoster, 2007, Pentecostalism, A Very Short Introduction (Oxford, 2012), and George Jeffreys: Pentecostal Apostle and Revivalist (CPT Press, 2017). Kay's contribution includes functioning as mentor for scores of theological studies through doctoral level. For his many academic contributions he was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Society for Pentecostal Studies in 2019. This volume consists of studies written in Professor Kay's honour by his mentor, his mentees, and colleagues who have worked with him over the years. Andrew Davies (PhD, University of Sheffield) is Professor of Public Religion and Director of the Edward Cadbury Centre at the University of Birmingham in Birmingham, UK. Anne E. Dyer (PhD, University of Wales, Bangor) was on the staff of Mattersey Hall (2000-2020) and is now a free-lance tutor with several colleges and independent students.

The Pentecostal and Charismatic movement is one of the miracles of the 20th century. Without government support, without an advertising campaign, often without the notice of journalists and academics and sometimes in the face of persecution and ridicule, it has spread its message around the world and now attracts in the region of 500 million people. Many of its original and formative documents are unknown and out of print. This book collects together samples from the writings of key Pentecostals and charismatics going back about 100 years and, over a range of issues and practices, shows how they vary and how they have developed historically. These texts have lain in out of print magazines and archives and, so far as we know, have never been collected before in this way. This book allows you to hear the authentic voice of the Pentecostal and charismatic movements, drawing especially from sources in English.