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What are the views of Reformed Protestants on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement?

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Building upon my previous question https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/101680/61679 and the excellent [answer](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/a/101815/61679) by GratefulDisciple, I would like to delve deeper into how Reformed Protestants understand and respond to the concept of [Christian mysticism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_mysticism) . This concept has a long Patristic and Medieval tradition present in both the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches, and is also evident in more recent movements such as [Pentecostalism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentecostalism) and the [Charismatic movement](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charismatic_movement) . To keep the scope narrow, I would like this question to focus solely on **Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement**, leaving the discussion of Christian mysticism as traditionally understood by the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches to a [separate question](https://christianity.stackexchange.com/q/101844/61679) . In addition, I think in this context it is worth mentioning Daniel Castelo's insightful book, [Pentecostalism as a Christian Mystical Tradition](https://www.amazon.com/Pentecostalism-as-Christian-Mystical-Tradition/dp/0802869564) , which GratefulDisciple's answer also references. Castelo's book argues for reinterpreting Pentecostalism as a mystical tradition within the broader historical framework of Christian mysticism. The book's synopsis states: > *Informed reassessment of Pentecostalism as a mystical tradition of the* > *church universal* > > Pentecostalism, says Daniel Castelo, is commonly framed as > "evangelicalism with tongues" or dismissed as simply a revivalist > movement. In this book Castelo argues that Pentecostalism is actually > best understood as a Christian mystical tradition. > > Taking a theological approach to Pentecostalism, Castelo looks > particularly at the movement's methodology and epistemology as he > carefully distinguishes it from American evangelicalism. Castelo > displays the continuity between Pentecostalism and ancient church > tradition, creating a unified narrative of Pentecostalism and the > mystical tradition of Christianity throughout history and today. > Finally, he uses a test case to press the question of what the > interactions between mystical theology and dogmatics could look like. With all that said, what are the views of Reformed Protestants on Pentecostalism and the Charismatic movement?
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May 28, 2024, 01:47 AM
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