Editor’s Note
second installment on
Charismatic picture
of
planned
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what was
going
on in the
a
thought-provoking
in some
geographical
the
In this issue’s FOCUS
section,
Dr. Peter Hocken is
providing
his
the Charismatic Renewal. In the first issue devoted to this
topic (Volume 16,
Fall
1994),
Dr. Hocken
gathered
a series of articles aimed at
describing
movement. These articles
painted
a movement that was
flourishing
regions
and sectors of the Christian
community
and
largely
on demise in other
regions
and communions.
Originally
Peter and I had
for a FEEDBACK section in this current issue which would critically
interact with the articles from the first installment.
However,
our
control,
materialize. It has been a
personal pleasure
to work with him
again
on this issue. I will
greatly
miss
working
with him next
year
when he retires as the Executive
Secretary
of the
Society
and returns to his
due to circumstances
beyond
homeland in England.
currently
involved. with other traditions intramural discussions movement-another Pentecostal-Reformed
focused on “Pentecostals
Pentecostalism and retired,
Professor readership
that intention did not
17,
Fall
1995) provided
an in which Pentecostals are
and two
involving
section
Dean
among
the scholars of Renewal.
Although officially
in active
scholarship.
The
Last issue’s FOCUS section
(Volume
update
on the various formal
dialogues
To those
dialogues-two involving
Pentecostals
in the Christian
community
within the Pentecostal-Charismatic
in its
infancy
would now need to be added: The
Dialogue.
The FEEDBACK in this issue provides
an
appraisal
of the articles from the
previous
issue which
in
Dialogue.”
The
dialogical partner
is Dr. Walter J.
Hollenweger, acknowledged
the Charismatic
Hollenweger
continues
of PNEUMA will find his feedback marked
by the prophetic criticism that is vintage Hollenweger.
One of the
dialogues analyzed
in the
previous
issue was the Racial
Dialogue
of October
Dr. Frank Macchia wrote the
description
of the
Memphis colloquium
in the
previous FOCUS section of PNEUMA. Dr. Macchia then used his own PNEUMA
article,
as well as the first-hand
experience
of
many
of the
of the
Memphis gathering,
to
arrange
for a roundtable
Reconciliation
Dialogue
at the 25th Annual
of the
Society
for Pentecostal Studies in
Toronto, Canada, March
7-9, 1996.
The articles included in the ROUNDTABLE
Reconciliation “Memphis
Miracle.” provided
his
analysis
participants
discussion on the Racial Meeting
in this issue are
printed
from
17-19, 1994,
the so-called
and
that SPS
section discussion on racial
reconciliation. Aside from some modifications made in Dr. Macchia’s opening statement,
to
change
it into an
appropriate
introduction to the statements which
follow,
the individual
pieces
of the roundtable
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permission
again
timeliness, Cerillo
willingness appreciated. require commitment, remain relatively
Even
acquiring
One of the
contribution,
book reviews
discussion are
preserved
for the historical record in the
way they
were written.
Only
a
light
editorial hand was used to conform the
pieces
to the
organizational
format and
stylistic policies
of PNEUMA. A
special word of
appreciation
is owed to Dr. Macchia for
obtaining
the
from all the
participants
for the
publication
of their roundtable
opening
statements in PNEUMA.
The BOOK REVIEWS section
completes
this issue. Please note
the
request
for individuals to
complete
and mail in a photocopy of the “Book Reviewers Wanted” form in the back of the
journal.
All of us associated with the
academy
know that
writing
book reviews is a time
consuming
labor with little
professional pay-off
Yet we also know that book reviews written
by specialists
in the field
provide
us with an invaluable
scholarly
service from
professional colleagues.
marks of a
quality
academic
journal
is the
depth, breadth, sturdiness,
and
helpfulness
of its book review section. Dr.
Augustus
and I are thankful for those who have volunteered their services since the last issue. We still need to
develop
in this
area,
and
your
to
register your
interest in
writing
a review is
gratefully
As with
any professional
a
timely response.
with that kind of
professional
a sufficient
supply
of book reviews will
always
an
on-going challenge
for a
specialized
academic
journal
with a
limited number of subscribers. Dr. Cerillo is to be commended for
making
the book review section an
indispensable part of each issue of the journal.
With this
Spring
1996 issue of volume
18,
we welcome Dr.
Jerry
the editorial staff of the
journal.
He will be
serving the
society
and its journal as the
Managing
Editor of PNELIMA. Dr.
is a New Testament scholar who
by academic training is accustomed to
paying
close attention to detail in
performing
his exegetical
work. That dedication to detail is one of the
gifts
which Dr. Camery-Hoggatt brings
to his
management
office,
a
gift
that is
especially germane
referees to
improve
the evaluation
aspect
of articles submitted to the
In
addition,
his
scholarly specialization
will be utilized in
initial assessment of the
manuscripts
we receive in the biblical
Camery-Hoggatt
to
Camery-Hoggatt
journal. providing studies area.
of PNEUMA ‘s editorial in
light
of the addition of
We on the editorial staff of PNELIMA
hope you
find this issue of the journal academically
informative and
intellectually stimulating.
Murray
W.
Dempster
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