TY - JOUR

T1 - In Search of a ‘Pentecostal’ Epistemology

T2 - Comparing the Contributions of Amos Yong and James K. A. Smith

AU - Frestadius, Simo

PY - 2016/1/1

Y1 - 2016/1/1

N2 - Pentecostal theologians are increasingly aware that there cannot be an authentic pentecostal theology without a distinct pentecostal epistemology, or at least an epistemology that is compatible with pentecostal spirituality, beliefs, and practices. To date, Amos Yong and James Smith have arguably provided the most philosophically mature pentecostal theories of knowledge. They have not only constructed insightful theological epistemologies based on pentecostal presuppositions, but seem also to have provided pentecostal versions of “correlationist” and “postliberal” approaches to theological epistemology. The purpose of this article is to assess the pentecostal epistemologies of Yong and Smith, offer evaluative comments on their approaches, and suggest that pentecostal theologians/philosophers would significantly benefit from familiarizing themselves with and building on the epistemologies of Yong and Smith as the search for pentecostal epistemologies continues.

AB - Pentecostal theologians are increasingly aware that there cannot be an authentic pentecostal theology without a distinct pentecostal epistemology, or at least an epistemology that is compatible with pentecostal spirituality, beliefs, and practices. To date, Amos Yong and James Smith have arguably provided the most philosophically mature pentecostal theories of knowledge. They have not only constructed insightful theological epistemologies based on pentecostal presuppositions, but seem also to have provided pentecostal versions of “correlationist” and “postliberal” approaches to theological epistemology. The purpose of this article is to assess the pentecostal epistemologies of Yong and Smith, offer evaluative comments on their approaches, and suggest that pentecostal theologians/philosophers would significantly benefit from familiarizing themselves with and building on the epistemologies of Yong and Smith as the search for pentecostal epistemologies continues.

U2 - https://doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03801006

DO - https://doi.org/10.1163/15700747-03801006

M3 - Article

VL - 38

SP - 93

EP - 114

JO - Pneuma

JF - Pneuma

SN - 0272-0965

IS - 1-2

ER -