Thinking in tongues : Pentecostal contributions to Christian philosophy

✍ Scribed by James K. A. Smith

• Publisher: William B. Eerdmans Pub. Co
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 198
• Series: Pentecostal manifestos
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The past several decades have seen a renaissance in Christian philos­ophy, led by the work of Alvin Plantinga, Nicholas Wolterstorff, William Alston, Eleonore Stump, and others. In the spirit of Plantinga’s famous manifesto, “Advice to Christian Philosophers,” James K. A. Smith here offers not only advice to Pentecostal philosophers but also some Pentecostal advice to Christian philosophers.

In this inaugural Pentecostal Manifestos volume Smith begins from the conviction that implicit in Pentecostal and charismatic spirituality is a tacit worldview or “social imaginary.” Thinking in Tongues unpacks and articulates the key elements of this Pentecostal worldview and then explores their implications for philosophical reflection on ontology, epistemology, aesthetics, language, science, and philosophy of religion. In each case, Smith demonstrates how the implicit wisdom of Pentecostal spirituality makes unique contributions to current conversations in Christian philosophy

✦ Table of Contents

Content: Introduction: what hath Athens to do with Azusa Street? --
Thinking in tongues : advice to Pentecostal philosophers --
God's surprise : elements of a Pentecostal worldview --
Storied experience : a Pentecostal epistemology --
Shattering paradigms, opening the world : science, spirit, and a Pentecostal ontology --
From beliefs to altar calls : a Pentecostal critique of philosophy of religion --
At the limits of speech : a Pentecostal contribution to philosophy of language --
Epilogue : Pentecostal contributions to Christian philosophy.

✦ Subjects

Pentecostalism. Philosophical theology. Christliche Philosophie. Pfingstbewegung.