‘Not knowing where the wind blows…’: On envisioning a Pentecostal-Charismatic theology of religions

Journal of Pentecostal Theology

Volumn 7, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 81-

  Yong, Amos ^a,b  

^a Bethany College   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0013307282     PISSN: 09667369     EISSN: 17455251     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/096673699900701406     Document Type: Article

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