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Conference Schedule

The symposium took place on October 5-7, 2006 at the University of Southern California and the Millennium Biltmore Hotel.

Thursday Evening, October 5, 2006
Location: Town and Gown, University of Southern California

Opening Conference Dinner and Keynote Address, 6:00-9:00 p.m.

• Introduction: Jesse Miranda, Vanguard University
  
• Rev. Harold Caballeros, El Shaddai Church, Guatemala,
  “The Role of Pentecostalism in Guatemala’s Social Transformation”

Friday, October 6, 2006
Location: Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California

Continental Breakfast 7:45-8:30am

The Azusa Street Revival and Its Legacy, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

• Cecil M. Robeck, Jr., Fuller Theological Seminary
  "The Role of Azusa Street in Pentecostalism’s Growth and Expansion"
• Allan Anderson, University of Birmingham
  "Pentecostalism as a Multi-Dimensional Global Movement"

Pentecostalism and Spiritual Capital, 10:15-11:45 a.m.

• Robert D. Woodberry, University of Texas
  "The Spirit Catches You and You Rise Up?: Evaluating the Relationship between Pentecostalism and Democracy"
• Ogbu Kalu, McCormick Theological Seminary
  "Sankofa: Pentecostalism and African Cultural Heritage"
• Ann Bernstein, Centre for Development and Enterprise, South Africa
  "Charismatic & Pentecostal Christianity in South Africa"

Lunch Session & Discussion,12:00-1:30 p.m.

Pentecostal Public Opinion: Results from a Ten-Country Survey

• Luis Lugo, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
• John C. Green, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life

Pentecostalism and Politics, 2:00-3:30 p.m.

• Paul Freston, Calvin College
  "Pentecostals and Politics in Latin America"
• Timothy S. Shah, Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life
  "Pentecostal Zionism?: The Role of Israel in Global Pentecostal Politics"

Pentecostalism and Social Engagement, 4:00-5:30 p.m.

• Pentecostal Social Outreach: A Video Presentation by Donald E. Miller
• Donald E. Miller, University of Southern California
  "Transforming the World: The New Face of Global Pentecostalism"
• Doug Petersen, Vanguard University
  "A Moral Imagination: Pentecostals and Social Concern"

Friday Evening, October 6, 2006
Location: Gold Room, The Millennium Biltmore Hotel, Downtown Los Angeles
Evening Dinner and Session, 7:00-9:30 p.m.

Pentecostalism’s Spiritual Capital in Los Angeles

The Sights and Sounds of Pentecostalism in LA. (Video Presentation)

• Lula Bailey Ballton, West Angeles Community Development Corporation
  
• Chin Khai, Myanmar Full Life Mission Church
  
• Bud Melton, The Dream Center, Los Angeles
  
• Richard Ramos, Latino Coalition for Faith and Community Initiatives
  

Saturday, October 7, 2006
Location: Davidson Conference Center, University of Southern California

Continental Breakfast 7:45-8:30am

Recent Developments in Pentecostal Theology, 8:30-10:00 a.m.

• Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Fuller Theological Seminary
  "A Pentecostal Pneumatology of Religions"
• Frank Macchia, Vanguard University
  "Baptized in the Spirit: A Global Pentecostal Theology"

Scientific Interpretations of Healing, Tongues, and Supernatural Phenomena,
10:15-12:00 p.m.

• James Ault, Hartford Seminary
  "Toward a New Christianity," (Film Preview)
• Margaret Poloma, University of Akron
  "Divine Healing and Reviving Contemporary Pentecostalism"
• Jeffrey Schloss, Westmont College
  "Charismatic Signs as Unfakeable Signals: Perspectives from Evolutionary Biology"

Lunch, 12:00-1:30 p.m.

Pentecostalism and Changes in the Global Religious Economy, 1:30-3:00 p.m.

• Afe Adogame, University of Edinburgh
  "Will a Man Rob God? African Pentecostal Rhetoric, Transnationalism and the Reconfiguring of a Global Religious Economy"
• R. Andrew Chesnut, University of Houston
  "Competitive Spirits: Latin America’s New Religious Economy"
• David Martin, London School of Economics and Political Science
  "Pentecostalism as a Global Phenomenon"

Pentecostalism in the 21st Century: New Trends/New Opportunities for Research, 3:15-4:30

• Allan Anderson, University of Birmingham
  
• Peter Berger, Boston University
  
• Anthea Butler, University of Rochester
  
• Ogbu Kalu, McCormick Theological Seminary
  
• David Martin, London School of Economics and Political Science