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The remainder of this study is as follows: chapters two and three provide a
historical background of the study, with chapter two focusing on the investigation
of the historical context and the origins of Indian Pentecostalism. The third
chapter will discuss the historical development of Pentecostalism in Rajasthan,
and also some theological features of the movement. The fourth and fifth chapters
present a contextual study of the movement, focusing on the external and internal
issues faced by Pentecostals. Chapter four will present the religio-political issues,
including various concerns like the minority problems, religious intolerance, and
the religio-political nexus. Chapter five will further discuss the internal issues
Pentecostals are facing from within the movement, and since Pentecostalism has
become a global movement today, both the local as well as global challenges will
be discussed. Chapter six provides an outline of a ‘contextual missiology of the
Spirit’ emerging out of this research. This chapter will propose a new model of
contextual missiology in the light of the current study on Pentecostalism in
Rajasthan, clarifying the meaning, the theological basis, and the contextual
features for this new model. Chapter seven is a short conclusion, which includes a
brief summary of each chapter as well as further implications of the thesis.
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