Top Ten Indespensable Books on Charismatic Evangelicalism

As charismatic evangelical Christianity continues to plateau there have been some recent excellent historical and sociological studies of its impact.

1. Words, Wonders and Power: Understanding Contemporary Christian Fundamentalism and Revivalism - Martyn Percy (SPCK, 1996) - a theological study
See also 'Sweet Rapture' essay in Journal of Theology and Sexuality (1997)

2. Charismatic Renewal: The Search for a Theology - Tom Smail, Andrew Walker and Nigel Wright (SPCK, 1993, 1995) - a theological study

3. Worship in the Spirit: Charismatic Worship in the Church of England - James Steven (tudies in Evangelical History and Thought, Paternoster, 2002) - a historical and theological study

4. Reinventing English Evangelicalism, 1966-2001 - Rob Warner (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought, Paternoster, 2007) - a historical and theological study

5. Restoring the Kingdom: The Radical Christianity of the House Church Movement - Andrew Walker (Eagle, 1985, 1988, 1998) - a historical study

6. Selling Worship - Pete Ward (Paternoster, 2005) - a historical study
See also Growing Up Evangelical (SPCK, 1996) 

7. Strange Gifts: A Guide to Charismatic Renewal - edited by David Martin and Peter Mullen (Basil Blackwell, 1984) - a theological study

8. Apostolic Networks in Britian - William Kay (Studies in Evangelical History and Thought, Paternoster, 2007) -  a sociological study

9. Charismatic Christianity: Sociological Perspectives - Stephen Hunt (Palgrave Macmillan, 1997) - a sociological study

10. The Alpha Enterprise: Evangelism in a Post-Christian Age - Stephen Hunt (Ashgate, 2004) - a sociological study

Comments

[simon jones]

Excellent list, Andy. I'd say all these were indispensible for grasping where we are - not just charismatics but evnagleicals in general and baptists in particular. And I'd probably add Simon Coleman 'The Globalisation of Charistmatic Christianity' and David Middlemiss 'Interpreting Charismatic Experience' - the latter a book, like Rob Warner's, that grew from Middlemiss' own experience in ministry in the 1980s.

[Neil]

A slightly different slant, but worth the read, is Ian Stackhouse 'Gospel Driven Church' which is, I believe, based on his PhD thesis.

[thinkbanc]

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