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标题：The Globalization of Pentecostalism: The Role of Asian Immigrant Pentecostals in Canada
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作者：Michael Wilkinson
期刊名称：Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies
印刷版ISSN：0118-8534
出版年度：2000
卷号：3
期号：2
页码：219-226
出版社：Asia Pacific Theological Seminary
摘要：The globalization of Pentecostalism is an area of study that is relatively in its infancy. Researchers are just beginning to examine the implications of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity as a global movement. Most studies have focussed on local Pentecostal histories. To date research has attempted to establish that Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity is a global movement, even if its origins are debated.1 While it is not my concern to enter into the debate about the origins of Pentecostalism here, I do want to examine precisely how Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity is interconnected on a global scale.2 In this paper I examine some of the transnational ties between Pentecostals in Asia and Canada. What I show is that these transnational networks between the “home” country and the “host” country are increasingly important for Asian migrants. Also, while ties between migrants have previously existed, what is new is the proliferationof social ties among migrants. My findings are based on a larger research project of ethnic Pentecostal congregations in Canada.