Pentecostalism must not be viewed as a sect, a subgrouping under Protestantism or even as a branch of “evangelicalism.” The Pentecostal tradition is a “third force” and needs to be seen as a corrective to the classical traditions of the Christian faith. Viewed from this standpoint, it has unique ecumenical, historiographical, and missiological implications.
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