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Academic Articles

2017

‘Demon Possession and Psychopathology’. Journal of Youngsan Theology, no. 41 (September 2017): 37–60.

2009

"One God, One Spirit, Two Memories: A Postcolonial Reading of the Encounter between Western Pentecostalism and Native Pentecostalism in Kerala" In The Spirit in the World. Emergin Pentecostal Theologies in Global Contexts. Edited by Velimatti Karkainen. (Grand Rapids: WmB Eerdmans, 2009), pages 69-88.

2006

"'A Poor Reflection as in a Mirror.' A Response to 'Pentecostal-Charismatic Movements in Post-Independent India' by George Oommen". Doon Theological Journal 3.2 (2006) pages 180-195.
"Azusa Missionaries in the Context of Caste System in India". Azusa Street Revival Centennial Volume (Cleveland, TN, Pathway Press, 2006).

2005

"Biblical Reflections on Ageing." Drishtikone. Evangelical Perspectives on Mission and Ethics (August-Nov
"Christian Scholarship: A Love-driven Pursuit" Pneuma. The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies (Vol. 27, Number 1, 2005) pp. 130-135.
“Ramankutty Paul: A Dalit Contribution to Pentecostalism”, in Asian and Pentecostal: The Charismatic Face of Christianity in Asia (A. Anderson ed. Oxford: Regnum Books International, 2005) pp. 245-257.

2002

“Emergence of Indian Pentecostalism” Dharma Deepika (No. 1, 2002) pp. 47-58.
“As East and West Met in God’s Own Country: Encounter of Western Pentecostalism with Native Pentecostalism in Kerala,” Asian Journal of Pentecostal Studies 5.1 (2002) pp. 5-22.
“Indian Pentecostal Church” In Melton, J. Gordon and Marin Baumann, eds. Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. 4 vols. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2002)
“The Pentecostal Mission” In Melton, J. Gordon and Marin Baumann, eds. Religions of the World: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of Beliefs and Practices. 4 vols. (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-Clio, 2002)

1998

“God, Creation and Humankind: Old Testament Themes in Ecological Perspectives” in Marak, C. Krickwin and Atul Y. Aghamkar, Ecological Challenge and Christian Mission, (Delhi: ISPCK, 1998), pp. 41-57.

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