@article{1450305,
      author = {Palma, Paul J.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1450305},
      title = {Grassroots Pentecostalism in Brazil and the United States  : migrations, missions, and mobility /},
      abstract = {This book offers an historical and comparative profile of  classical pentecostal movements in Brazil and the United  States in view of their migratory beginnings and  transnational expansion. Pentecostalisms inception in the  early twentieth century, particularly in its global South  permutations, was defined by its grassroots character. In  contrast to the top-down, hierarchical structure typical of  Western forms of Christianity, the emergence of Latin  American Pentecostalism embodied stability from the bottom  upamong the common people. While the rise to prominence of  the Assemblies of God in Brazil, the Western hemispheres  largest (non-Catholic) denomination, demanded structure  akin to mainline contexts, classical pentecostals such as  the Christian Congregation movement cling to their  grassroots identity. Comparing the migratory and missional  flow of movements with similar European and US roots, this  book considers the prospects for classical Brazilian  pentecostals with an eye on the problems of church growth  and polity, gender, politics, and ethnic identity. Paul J.  Palma is a professor at Regent University and SUM Bible  College and Theological Seminary. He is the author of  Italian American Pentecostalism and the Struggle for  Religious Identity (2020) and Embracing Our Roots (2021).},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13371-8},
      recid = {1450305},
      pages = {1 online resource.},
}