The Theology of Amos Yong and the New Face of Pentecostal Scholarship: Passion for the Spirit

306 Pages·2013·1.14 MB·English

by  Mittelstadt

The Theology of Amos Yong and the New Face
of Pentecostal Scholarship
Global Pentecostal and Charismatic
Studies
Edited by
Andrew Davies
William Kay
Editorial Board
Kimberley Alexander, Pentecostal Theological Seminary
Allan Anderson, University of Birmingham
Mark Cartledge, University of Birmingham
Jacqueline Grey, Alphacrucis College, Sydney
Byron D Klaus, Assemblies of God Theological Seminary,
Springfield, MO
Wonsuk Ma, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies
Jean-Daniel Plüss, European Pentecostal/Charismatic
Research Association
Cecil M Robeck, Jr, Fuller Theological Seminary
Calvin Smith, King’s Evangelical Divinity School
VOLUME 14
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The Theology
of Amos Yong
and the New Face of
Pentecostal Scholarship
Passion for the Spirit
Edited by
Wolfgang Vondey
Martin William Mittelstadt
LEIDEN • BOSTON
2013
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To Alma, Aizaiah, Alyssa, and Annalisa Yong
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CONTENTS
Acknowledgments ...................................................................................................ix
List of Contributors .................................................................................................xi
Abbreviations ...........................................................................................................xv
Introduction ...............................................................................................................1
  Wolfgang Vondey and Martin William Mittelstadt
1.   Reimagining Luke-Acts: Amos Yong and the Biblical Foundation
   of Pentecostal Theology .................................................................................25
   Martin William Mittelstadt
2.  The One and the Many: Amos Yong and the Pluralism
   and Dissolution of Late Modernity .............................................................45
   L. William Oliverio, Jr.
3.  Reality, Knowledge, and Life in Community: Metaphysics,
   Epistemology, and Hermeneutics in the Work of Amos Yong .............63
   Christopher A. Stephenson
4. Toward a Pneumatological Trinitarian Theology:
   Amos Yong, the Spirit, and the Trinity ........................................................83
   Steven M. Studebaker
5. A Distinctive Turn to Pneumatology: Amos Yong’s Christian
   Theology of Religions ...................................................................................103
   Tony Richie
6. Divine Hospitality and Human Diversity:
  Amos Yong and Foundations of Ecumenical and Interfaith
   Relations ..........................................................................................................123
    Jacob D. Dodson
7.  Receiving God’s Gift of a Person with Special Needs: Amos
   Yong’s Theology of Disability .....................................................................141
    Jeff Hittenberger
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  8. Spirit, Theology, and Film: Amos Yong and the
    Engagement of Contemporary Culture ..................................................161
    Andrew James Carver
  9. A Passion for the Spirit: Amos Yong and the Theology and
    Science Dialogue ..........................................................................................179
       Wolfgang Vondey
10. Traditionalist or Reformist: Amos Yong, Pentecostalism, and the
  Future of Evangelical Theology ................................................................199
  Mark Mann
11.  A Distinct Economy of the Spirit? Amos Yong, Pentecostalism,
    and Eastern Orthodoxy ...............................................................................221
    Paraskevè (Eve) Tibbs
12. Amos Yong’s “New” Pentecostal Theology: Anglican Notes
  on the Oneness-Trinitarian Impasse .......................................................239
  David A. Reed
13. In Place of a Roman Catholic Assessment: Amos Yong,
  Pentecostal Scholarship, and Ralph Del Colle (1954–2012) ...............259
    Wolfgang Vondey
Epilogue: Amos Yong and the Future of Pentecostal Scholarship ..........267
Bibliography of Amos Yong ...............................................................................275
Index of Names......................................................................................................283
Index of Subjects ..................................................................................................287
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Any author or editor readily acknowledges that every published volume
with a collection of essays requires the diligent effort of a host of people.
We would like to pause and thank these friends and colleagues who
helped us during the conception and production of this work. We begin
with a heartfelt thank you to all of our contributors without whom this
project would not have been possible. They consistently met our dead-
lines and gracefully responded to our feedback. We appreciate the exper-
tise each has brought to the particular field of study in the chapters.
However, we suffer the loss of Ralph Del Colle, who had agreed to contrib-
ute a Roman Catholic perspective but succumbed to an aggressive cancer
before being able to complete his work. In gratitude we submit the final
chapter on his behalf as a contribution to this collection. We are indebted
to William K. Kay and Andrew Davies for their endorsement of this vol-
ume and its inclusion in the Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies
series. We appreciate the editors at Brill, particularly Mirjam Elbers, for
their recognition of the merit of this project and their editorial guidance
throughout the process. Finally, the project was initiated by a generous
grant from a donor who wishes to remain anonymous. We are grateful to
all of these individuals who shared our conviction that a diverse interac-
tion with the theology of Amos Yong as a representative of Pentecostal
scholarship was long overdue.
Of course, we would be remiss not to consider the impact of Amos
Yong’s life and scholarship on our own personal and academic journeys.
You are a dear colleague and friend, and we appreciate your ongoing influ-
ence on our development as Pentecostal theologians and scholars. Since
your publications continue to appear at breakneck speed and show no
sign of slowing, we look forward to your ongoing contributions to our tra-
dition and beyond. Perhaps this volume will help initiate a broader
engagement and critical reception of your thoughts. In the same manner,
we offer this book to all Pentecostal scholars, those who have influenced
us through the years and those who are currently emerging with various
voices and contributions throughout the world. Together we celebrate the
emergence of the new face of Pentecostal scholarship.
On a more pragmatic level, we are indebted to Aaron Yom and Jacob
Luecke, our respective student assistants at Regent University and Evangel
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x acknowledgments
University for their help throughout the process. Whether it meant col-
lecting material, checking sources, or proofreading chapters, they served
with joy, passion, and diligence. We also owe gratitude to our libraries and
Interlibrary Loan departments, who have provided us with the resources
to create an informed ecumenical collection.
Finally, we wish to express our appreciation to our wives, Michelle
Vondey and Evelyn Mittelstadt, for their support in affording us the time
away from other tasks as we sought to meet the demands of making this
publication a reality. We bear witness to the significance of family for a
maturing Pentecostal scholarship in the dedication of this volume to the
wife and children of Amos Yong.
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