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Speaking in Tongues Speaking in Tongues Multi-Disciplinary Perspectives Editor MARK J. CARTLEDGE Studies in Pentecostal and Charismatic Issues P Paternoster: thinking faith Copyright © 2006 The Editor and Contributors First published in 2006 by Paternoster Press 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Paternoster Press is an imprint of Authentic Media, 9 Holdoin Avenue, Bletchley, Milton Keynes MK1 1QR, UK and 129 Mobilization Drive,Waynesboro, GA 30830 4575, USA www.authenticmedia.co.uk/paternoster Authentic Media is a division of Send The Light Ltd, a company limited by guarantee (registered charity no. 270162). The right ofThe Editor and Contributors to be identified as the Author of this Work has been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher or a licence permitting restricted copying. In the UK such licences are issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London W1P 9HE. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library ISBN 1-84227-377-9 Cover Design by James Kessell for Scratch the Sky Ltd (www.scratchthesky.com <http://www.scratchthesky.com>) Typeset by Waverley Typesetters, Little Walsingham, Norfolk Print Management by Adare Carwin Printed and bound in the USA by Versa Press Contents Studies in Pentecostal and Charismatic Issues ix Acknowledgements xi Title Description xiii Contributors xv Introduction xix 1. Early Christian Experience and Theology o f‘Tongues’ - A New Testament Perspective 1 Max Turner Introduction 1 Tongues in Acts 4 Paul’s View of‘Tongues’ 11 General Considerations 28 Conclusions 32 2. Babel and the Tongues of Pentecost: Reversal or Fulfilment? - A Theological Perspective 34 Frank D. Macchia Introduction 34 The Tongues of Pentecost as the Reversal of Babel 36 Babel as Judgment and Promise 39 Pentecost as the Fulfilment of Babel 43 Towards a Theology of Glossolalia at Pentecost 46 3. Strange Words and Their Impact on Early Pentecostals - A Historical Perspective 52 Neil Hudson Introduction 52 The Initial Experiences 53 VI Speaking in Tongues A Second Opinion: A Period of Evaluation, 1910—14 63 The New Denominations and the Need for Doctrinal Clarity 72 Conclusion 79 4. Tongues as ‘Resistance Discourse’ - A Philosophical Perspective 81 James K.A. Smith Introduction 81 Resisting (and Producing) Concepts: Tongues and Philosophy of Language 83 The Politics ofTongues-Speech: A Language of Resistance 107 5. Glossolalia as Communication - A Linguistic- Pragmatic Perspective 111 David Hilborn Introduction: Glossolalia, Syntax and Semantics 111 Glossolalia, Semiotics and Pragmatics 117 Glossolalia and Speech Act Theory 119 Glossolalia and Implicature 123 Glossolalia and Relevance Theory 132 Conclusion 145 6. Glossolalia, Liminality and Empowered Kingdom Building - A Sociological Perspective 147 Margaret M. Poloma Introduction 147 Scholarship on Glossolalia: Key Findings 148 Glossolalia in Ritual Context: Exploring the Pentecostal/ Charismatic Worldview 154 ‘Blood N Fire’: Glossolalia in Context 159 Spiritual Warfare: Tongues, Trials and Tribulation 161 Divine Communication and Communion: Tongues as Personal Prayer 164 Tongues, Liminality and Community 169 Conclusion: Towards a Contextual Model of Glossolalia 171 7. The Mind, Behaviour and Glossolalia — A Psychological Perspective 174 William K. Kay Introduction 174 Early Psychological Assessments of Glossolalia 178 Contents vii Psychological Research on Glossolalia in the 1960s 180 Psychological Research on Glossolalia in the 1970s 185 Psychological Research on Glossolalia After 1980 191 British Contributions from the 1990s 197 Conclusion 204 8. The Practice ofTongues-Speech as a Case Study - A Practical-Theological Perspective 206 Mark J. Cartledge Introduction 206 A Case Study:The ‘New Wine’ Conferences 208 Analysis of the Case Study 212 Theological Reflection on the Case Study 225 Conclusion: Towards a Renewal of New Wine Practice 232 Author Index 235 > ’ 1 k. ■u> 2- t. 4 -r^ 2 ' • t \ rtAfcn, ' Studies in Pentecostal and Charismatic Issues Consultant Editors: Max Turner, Andrew Walker Series Editors: Mark J. Cartledge, Neil Hudson and Keith Warrington Studies in Charismatic and Pentecostal Issues is a new series of academic monographs, which explore issues of interest to charismatic and Pentecostal scholars, students and leaders. The books will be multi-disciplinary covering: • Biblical studies on the Spirit and spiritual gifts. • Historical studies on Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity. • Pentecostal-charismatic theological studies. • Empirical analysis of contemporary Pentecostal-charismatic Christianity.
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