I have heard there is a new Left Behind movie out in theaters. It has been several decades since Tim LaHaye's series fictionalizing the return of Christ captured the evangelical imagination. This latest movie focusing on the antichrist seems to be following the pattern of trying to dramatize teachings about the end times for the … Continue reading Who Will Be Left Behind?
Assemblies of God eschatology
Revising the Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths
The Assemblies of God General Council is meeting next month and the hot topic for this year is a proposed revision to the Statement of Fundamental Truths. This document, created in 1916, has served as the theological basis for the fellowship. Its central tenets define the AG's beliefs on doctrinal matters such as salvation, baptism … Continue reading Revising the Assemblies of God Statement of Fundamental Truths
The Origin, Development, and Future of Assemblies of God Eschatology: A PhD Thesis
Last May I completed a my journey through my PhD program. For 10 years I have immersed myself in the world of Assemblies of God history and doctrine in order to produce the first comprehensive study of AG eschatology that looks at 100 years of official, popular and scholarly expressions of the AG's position on … Continue reading The Origin, Development, and Future of Assemblies of God Eschatology: A PhD Thesis
A Short Clip of My Graduation
Here is a short clip of when I was recognized for the completion of my PhD from the Centre for Pentecostal Theology at Bangor University (Wales, UK) at the Pentecostal Theological Seminary Commencement held on May 21, 2019. I was the only PhD graduate that day so my program director, Dr. John Christopher Thomas, was able … Continue reading A Short Clip of My Graduation
The Spirit of The Millennium – Perspectives on Assemblies of God Eschatology
Recently I was asked to teach a series of classes at my church based on my dissertation on the development of Assemblies of God eschatology. This was the first opportunity for me to present some of the findings of my research. I did a week for each of the four AG eschatological statements in the … Continue reading The Spirit of The Millennium – Perspectives on Assemblies of God Eschatology
The Future of AG Eschatology
On May 16th I successfully defended my dissertation and was awarded the degree of PhD in Pentecostal Theology from Bangor University (Wales, UK). I was examined by Dr. Robert Pope of Westminster College (Cambridge, UK) and Dr. Andrew Davies of University of Birmingham (UK). The Viva (so called in the UK) took about an … Continue reading The Future of AG Eschatology
AG Eschatology, Oral Roberts, and Reception History: A Research Update
I have great news about my PhD journey! On April 16, 2019 I will finally be defending my PhD dissertation on "The Origin, Development, and Future of Assemblies of God Eschatology". It has been nearly a year since began the process of submitting my final draft. After several delays and snags, I will finally be … Continue reading AG Eschatology, Oral Roberts, and Reception History: A Research Update
Ten Opportunities for Future Assemblies of God Research
A question was asked today in an Assemblies of God scholars group I am a part of concerning what areas in the AG needed more scholarship. While doing my own research on the AG, I would often come across information or topics that I recognized were still gaps in AG research. Here is a list … Continue reading Ten Opportunities for Future Assemblies of God Research
How Eschatology Shaped AG Social Ethics
This week I attended the annual meeting for the Society for Pentecostal Studies. It was a wonderful meeting. The theme this year was "Pentecostals and the Poor". This theme appealed to me because one of the questions my thesis attempts to answer is how Assemblies of God eschatology translated to how they engaged in social … Continue reading How Eschatology Shaped AG Social Ethics
Eschatological Women of the Assemblies of God: Alice E. Luce
Alice Eveline Luce was a missionary to India and church planting pioneer who entered the Pentecostal movement in 1910. She was born in England in 1873 and at age 22 she became a missionary with the Anglican Church Missionary Society.[1] While in India, word of the Pentecostal movement had reached her in 1910 and she … Continue reading Eschatological Women of the Assemblies of God: Alice E. Luce
Daniel D. Isgrigg 