This edition, in which 40 percent of the work is new and two-thirds of the rest is revised and updated, is distinctive:
-- It traces the history and status of Pentecostal and charismatic movements into the 21st century.
-- Its list of international contributors covers more developments outside of the U.S., where much of the most dynamic growth and change are taking place.
-- It expands the amount of historical and cultural content.
-- The new trim size and expanded graphics (nearly 500 photos) make the book more appealing and attractive to contemporary readers.
-- The list of contributors is international in scope enhancing the book's credibility and completeness.
-- A feature especially helpful to the average reader is an index to assist readers in finding secondary discussions of a given topic or person.
-- The timing of this work's publication is significant: it is being released around the 100th anniversary of the birth of modern Pentecostalism -- the revival spurred by Charles Parham in Topeka, Kansas on January 1, 1901.