Pentecostal and Charismatic Education

As someone involved in Pentecostal and Charismatic education for over 50 years, it gives me great pleasure wholeheartedly to endorse this informative and thought provoking study. A valuable resource for all those engaged in Christian education at any level, it is clear that the authors have a combined breadth and depth of experience in this field which will undoubtedly benefit all who read it. Kay and Butler's book, Pentecostal and Charismatic Education: Renewalist Education Wherever it is Found, provides an excellent introduction to and overview of the foundations and contexts of Pentecostal and charismatic (i.e. Renewalist) education. While emphasizing the education of the whole student, including the spiritual and the emotional, as well as the cognitive component, the book emphasizes that Renewalist education recognizes the transformative power of the Holy Spirit and aims to develop a biblical world view in learners. After laying a solid foundation for Renewalist education, the book discusses key places where education occurs -schools, colleges and universities, home, parachurch organizations, and church - and the roles of various actors in the education process. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone with an interest in Pentecostal and charismatic education, including parents, teachers, administrators, postsecondary students and pastors/clergy and a must-read for Pentecostal and charismatic teacher trainers. This wide-ranging analysis of general education from a Renewalist perspective covers all the different locations where education takes place, offering many illuminating reflections on its aims, history, philosophy, theology, ethics and practice. Although the book is firmly based on the authors' extensive scholarship and research, it presents an account that is both clear and accessible to the general reader who may be concerned with the education of their children - or of themselves.