Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations viii
4. Acknowledgments ix
5. Introduction: On the Coming of Age of Black Pentecostal Thought 1
6. 1. Whose Report Shall You Believe? Black Pentecostalism as a Curious Object of Examination in American Religion 8
7. 2. The Priest: Ozro Thurston Jones Jr. as the Philosophical Theologian 27
8. 3. The Prelate: Ithiel Conrad Clemmons as the Historical Theologian 63
9. 4. The Prophet: James Alexander Forbes Jr. as the Public Theologian 101
10. 5. The Preacher: William Clair Turner Jr. as the Constructive Theologian 139
11. Conclusion: On the Theologically Generous Vision of Black Pentecostal Thought 180
12. Notes 201
13. Bibliography 213
14. Index 226