Mark J Cartledge
Biographic Data
| ID | 2161146 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mark J Cartledge |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mark J |
| FAMILY NAME | Cartledge |
| SIGNATURE | CARTLEDGE M J |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Birmingham |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3316-9676 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 43 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 41 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Pentecostal congregational ecclesiology
Pentecostalism and the Eucharist in a digital age
During the Covid-19 pandemic most, if not all, Christian denominations moved their worship services online. While this may have been satisfactory in some respects, it caused problems for many liturgical traditions because of the centrality of the Eucharist as an act of worship. They struggled to decide whether it was legitimate to celebrate the sacrament online. However, Pentecostals and independent charismatic churches simply moved their euchari…
Pentecostal Theological and Higher Education
This essay offers an overview of the field of pentecostal and charismatic theological and higher education, engaging with the contributions of three recent books (Kay and Butler, 2023), Topf (2021), and Yong and Coulter (2023). It identifies several key tensions that emerged in the movement as it developed its institutional structures. It also pays attention to two contexts, namely (1) the Bible college and seminary context, and (2) the liberal a…
Sisters, Mothers, Daughters
This volume explores issues and themes related to violence against women. It is distinctive in two ways. First, the editors have convened an international cohort of contributing scholars, whose assessment of the pervasiveness and urgency of the problems and their proposals for solutions derives from their pneumatology: their theology of the Holy Spirit. Second, this book represents quite simply the first sustained effort to bring together in one …
Virtual Mediation of the Holy Spirit
This article explores the prospect for an academic account of digital Pentecostalism given the propensity that Pentecostals have towards the use of modern technology. It uses a recent Roman Catholic discussion of “virtual communion” as a point of departure and aims to transpose the discussion into a Pentecostal key. Using the concept of the mediation of the Holy Spirit as a bridge between the two traditions it considers the transposition of virtu…
Empirical Theology as Theological Netnography
It is clear that the role of the internet is ubiquitous in everyday life. With smart phones almost everyone can access the internet 24/7 and use it for emails, social network activity, searching for information and navigation when driving a car to a new destination. It is also the case that the online world intersects directly with and is embedded in the off-line world of our everyday lives. Almost all forms of religion have this intersection and…
Studying Digital Pentecostalism
One of the most important developments in recent history has been the invention of the internet and this has led to many academic disciplines developing digital research competence. However, there has been limited practical-theological research completed in the area of digitally mediated Pentecostalism. Therefore, this article addresses this important area, as conceived within the discipline of practical theology using empirical research methods.…
Yong, Amos. Renewing the Church by the Spirit
YONG, Amos. Renewing the Church by the Spirit: Theological Education after Pentecost. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2020. 151pp. Pbk. ISBN: 978-0-8028- 7840-3. £15.00
British Pentecostalism and public theology
This article maps out the nature of recent public theology among confessional British Pentecostals. It places these contributions within broader historical, social and religious contexts, identifying the themes of discipleship and citizenship as significant categories for conceptualizing the relationship between church and society. Pentecostals are no longer as sectarian as they once were, and there are signs of greater public engagement. Neverth…
Digital ecclesiology
This is the second book that Heidi A. Campbell has edited in response to the need to move worship online because of the global pandemic of COVID-19. The first book, The Distanced Church: Reflection
Global Renewal Christianity in Four Volumes
Being Human and Sex Trafficking
Pentecostal theology
"Pentecostal theology: living the full gospel." Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, 38(2), pp. 185–186
Liturgical Order and Charismatic Freedom
Some time ago, I wrote an article that explored the relationship between Anglican and charismatic expression.1 In that article, I attempted to reflect on the nature of liturgical worship and the te
A companion to public theology
"A companion to public theology." Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association, 37(2), pp. 156–157
Scripting Pentecost
Scripting Pentecost
C.S. Lewis as a Public Theologian
C.S. Lewis’s books are as popular as ever. Within Christianity this popularity is, in part, fueled by the American Evangelical admiration for him and the interest in maintaining his role in shaping the minds of the next generation of university students. Academically, Lewis studies have never been healthier and now philosophers and theologians are among those studying Lewis for their own benefit alongside historians and literary scholars. In this…
Public Theology and Empirical Research
This article asks to what extent primary empirical research has so far informed the discourse of public theology in practice, despite some positive comments about its usefulness in theory. A review of the literature in the field with a focus on articles published in the International Journal of Public Theology reveals that only a small number of articles have drawn from primary empirical research data, that is, gathered by the authors themselves.…
Renewal Ecclesiology in Empirical Perspective
Recent discussions in ecclesiology have highlighted the difference between abstract models and concrete ethnographic studies. It is all too common for these two different approaches to be self-contained without any interaction between them. In the light of this context, this study considers recent Pentecostal ecclesiology and identifies two strands of thought, namely, ecumenical and retrieval approaches. Both of these approaches are classified as…
Joseph W. Williams, Spirit Cure
Religious socialization and benevolence
This study explores benevolent action among Pentecostals in the USA using a congregational questionnaire survey of worshippers among the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) (N = 1522). The influence of religiosity and the socialization of a perceived relationship of love with God (Godly Love) are explored, while controlling for background variables. The findings suggest that Pentecostal spirituality expressed in terms of charismatic experience is a pre…
The Use of Scripture in Practical Theology
This study analyses how academic practical theologians actually use the Bible within their theological approaches and constructions. From a survey of the literature, written by established academics in the field, a six-fold typology was identified. The typology includes the following approaches: (1) the employment of an a priori conceptual grid; (2) the use of proof texts; (3) a strategic selection of a key passage or passages; (4) some measured …
Pentecostal healing as an expression of godly love
This study examines questionnaire data collected from a congregational survey of worshippers among the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Pentecostal denomination (N = 1522). It is part of a larger study that considers the influence of a perceived relationship of love with God upon benevolent attitudes and action. This paper explores the influence of religiosity and socialisation upon healing experiences and practices. This is because engagement with …
Wolfgang Vondey, Pentecostalism
Public Theology and Empirical Research
This article asks to what extent primary empirical research has so far informed the discourse of public theology in practice, despite some positive comments about its usefulness in theory. A review of the literature in the field with a focus on articles published in the International Journal of Public Theology reveals that only a small number of articles have drawn from primary empirical research data, that is, gathered by the authors themselves.…
The Future of Glossolalia
This present study is a reflection upon a case study of an Independent Charismatic Church in the light of Harvey Cox's book, Fire From Heaven. In particular, it seeks to re-examine the theory of Cox that within the emergence of postmodernity religious expression is becoming polarized into the forms of 'fundamentalism' and 'experientialism'. Cox applies this analysis to Pentecostalism and suggests that even now the battle lines are drawn between t…
Charismatic Prophecy
This article aims to report an empirical study of charismatic prophecy as completed within the Church of England. This study initially formed part of a larger study seeking to define and describe the phenomenon for the purposes of theological examination. In this present form the empirical data is presented and reflected upon in relation to three specific approaches. First the sociological study of M. McGuire among Catholics in the USA is conside…
The Future of Glossolalia
This present study is a reflection upon a case study of an Independent Charismatic Church in the light of Harvey Cox's book, Fire From Heaven. In particular, it seeks to re-examine the theory of Cox that within the emergence of postmodernity religious expression is becoming polarized into the forms of 'fundamentalism' and 'experientialism'. Cox applies this analysis to Pentecostalism and suggests that even now the battle lines are drawn between t…
Empirical Theology
This article seeks to reflect on the methodology of what has come to be called ‘empirical theology’. In particular it considers the question of how theology might relate to the social sciences. The more established expression is what is called the ‘inter‐disciplinary’ approach. This has been advocated by both sociologists and religious educationalists. In contrast, Johannes van der Ven, Professor of Practical Theology at the Catholic University o…
The Symbolism of Charismatic Glossolalia
Ministers' Finding Faith
In 1992 Finding Faith Today: How does it happen? described the findings of a significant survey in England on how adults came to faith. Although it had a major impact on churches in the Decade of Evangelism, there has been little subsequent discussion of the findings. In this paper we summarise key findings of the original research and relate it to other empirical research. We concentrate on the area of whether conversion is seen as a sudden even…
Charismatic theology
Ever since the irruption of Pentecostal spirituality within Protestant and Roman Catholic denominations, there has been a gradual emergence of what might be called ‘charismatic theology’. To be sure a lot of this theology is and has been written at a popular level, but within the last twenty years there has evolved a distinct theology with discernable approaches and common themes expressed at an academic level. This survey article seeks to articu…
Trinitarian Theology and Spirituality
This article tests whether distinct theological conceptions of the Trinity are held by charismatic Christians in the Merseyside area of the UK. A sample of 633 respondents from 29 different churches completed a questionnaire that contained Trinitarian questions. The main finding of this research is that respondents in the sample hold beliefs that are consonant with a social doctrine of the Trinity
Empirical-Theological Models of the Trinity
This study is the first of its kind aimed at exploring attitudes towards Trinitarian theological constructs by means of quantitative empirical method. The sample of theology students from the United Kingdom (N = 244) was drawn from 11 institutions representing Adventist, Ecumenical, Evangelical and Pentecostal educational contexts training students for Christian ministry. From a principle components analysis scales were developed to measure five …
Faith
The Early Pentecostal Theology of Confidence Magazine (1908-1926)
(2008). The Early Pentecostal Theology of Confidence Magazine (1908-1926): A Version of the Five-Fold Gospel? Journal of the European Pentecostal Theological Association: Vol. 28, No. 2, pp. 117-130
Pentecostal Experience
This article offers a reflection on the nature of Pentecostal experience. The practical-theological methodology is used to explore, analyse, reflect upon and theologically rescript an account of a person's experience of Baptism in the Spirit. An interview with a person attending a New Church in the UK is used in order to demonstrate how disciplined attentiveness to a personal account can be an important step in appreciating the nature of spiritua…
Theological Renewal (1975-1983)
This article explores the theological agenda set out by Thomas A. Smail during the Charismatic Renewal of the mid 1970s and early 1980s through his contribution to the journal Theological Renewal, which he edited (1975-1983). Smail expounds a theology of renewal that engages with church and academy by offering a trinitarian framework and a christological focus. These features are placed in dialogue with his own personal experience of renewal in t…
God, Gender and Social Roles
This study aims to investigate the relationship between gender, gender-specific language about God, social roles and their influence upon empirical-theological models of the Trinity. It is the third study emerging from a survey of theology students in the UK conducted in 2003-2005 (N = 244). The findings suggest that there is an attitudinal different between men and women, with men preferring masculine images and women feminine images, which also…
Testing the Spirits
Two paradigms for diving healing
Two paradigms for diving healing: Fred F. Bosworth, Kenneth E. Hagin, Agnes Sanford, and Francis MacNutt in dialogue, by Pavel Hejzlar, Leiden, Brill, Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies 4
Pentecostal and charismatic theology comes of age
This article reviews five recent books from Pentecostal scholars: William K. Kay, Frank D. Macchia, James K. A. Smith, Wolfgang Vondey and Amos Yong. Each book is briefly reviewed in turn and placed within the broader context of Pentecostal and Charismatic theology. It could now be said that Pentecostal and Charismatic theology has come of age because these texts represent important contributions not only to Pentecostal and Charismatic scholarshi…
Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity
Handbook of Pentecostal Christianity is an easy-to-read guide designed for those interested in learning about one of the fastest growing religious traditions in the world. Adam Stewart's unique collection presents concise, yet comprehensive explanations of some of the most important terms and concepts needed to understand the origins and development, as well as the beliefs and practices, of Pentecostalism worldwide. Twenty-four scholars from five…
The embattled but empowered community
The embattled but empowered community: comparing understandings of spiritual power in Argentine popular and Pentecostal cosmologies, by Wilma Wells Davies, Leiden, Brill, Global Pentecostal and Cha
Religious socialization and benevolence
This study explores benevolent action among Pentecostals in the USA using a congregational questionnaire survey of worshippers among the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) (N = 1522). The influence of religiosity and the socialization of a perceived relationship of love with God (Godly Love) are explored, while controlling for background variables. The findings suggest that Pentecostal spirituality expressed in terms of charismatic experience is a pre…
The Use of Scripture in Practical Theology
This study analyses how academic practical theologians actually use the Bible within their theological approaches and constructions. From a survey of the literature, written by established academics in the field, a six-fold typology was identified. The typology includes the following approaches: (1) the employment of an a priori conceptual grid; (2) the use of proof texts; (3) a strategic selection of a key passage or passages; (4) some measured …
Pentecostal healing as an expression of godly love
This study examines questionnaire data collected from a congregational survey of worshippers among the Church of God (Cleveland, TN) Pentecostal denomination (N = 1522). It is part of a larger study that considers the influence of a perceived relationship of love with God upon benevolent attitudes and action. This paper explores the influence of religiosity and socialisation upon healing experiences and practices. This is because engagement with …
Wolfgang Vondey, Pentecostalism
Renewal Ecclesiology in Empirical Perspective
Recent discussions in ecclesiology have highlighted the difference between abstract models and concrete ethnographic studies. It is all too common for these two different approaches to be self-contained without any interaction between them. In the light of this context, this study considers recent Pentecostal ecclesiology and identifies two strands of thought, namely, ecumenical and retrieval approaches. Both of these approaches are classified as…
Joseph W. Williams, Spirit Cure
Scripting Pentecost
Philosophy (38 works) · Theology (33 works) · Sociology (32 works) · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies (27 works) · Religion, Society, and Development (27 works) · Christian Theology and Mission (22 works) · Religious studies (17 works) · Epistemology (13 works) · Charisma (11 works) · Computer Science (11 works)