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The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship
March 19, 2026
WACO, Texas, March 19, 2026 /Standard Newswire/ — The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship announced the recipients of its 2026 Awards of Excellence, recognizing outstanding contributions to Pentecostal biblical scholarship. Robert W. Graves, president and co-founder of the Foundation, presented the awards during the annual conference of the Society for Pentecostal Studies, hosted this year by Baylor University in Waco, Texas. Two awards were presented for outstanding books and two for scholarly articles.
“These awards recognize scholarship that advances serious biblical engagement within the Pentecostal/Charismatic traditions,” said Graves. “We are grateful for scholars who continue to strengthen Pentecostal theological reflection at the highest academic level.”
This year’s Book Awards of Excellence were presented to Glen W. Menzies for A Pentecostal Commentary on Romans (Wipf and Stock Publishers) and to Robert P. Menzies and Craig S. Keener for their commentary Acts (Baker Academic-Baker Publishing Group).
Dr. Glen W. Menzies (BA, MDiv, PhD, University of Minnesota, Ancient Studies) retired as Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity and Dean of the Institute for Biblical and Theological Studies at North Central University in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dr. Robert P. Menzies (PhD, University of Aberdeen), a missionary-scholar who has lived in East Asia for most of the past three decades, serves as Director of the Asian Center for Pentecostal Theology. Among his many publications is Empowered for Witness: The Spirit in Luke–Acts. Dr. Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is F. M. and Ada Thompson Professor of Biblical Studies at Asbury Theological Seminary and the author of numerous works, including the four-volume Acts: An Exegetical Commentary.
Other books considered for this year’s award included: The Spiritual Soul: New Pentecostal Insights on the Human Being by Matthew J. Churchouse (Pickwick Publications-Wipf and Stock); The Kingdom of God Is among You by Gordon D. Fee and Cherith Fee Nordling (Cascade Books-Wipf and Stock); and Prophets, Priests, and Kings: A New Way to Consider Spiritual Gifts––Doing the Greater Works of Christ in the Church by Gabe Sylvia (Wipf and Stock).
Two article Awards of Excellence were also presented. William B. Bowes was recognized for “Is James a Spiritless Text? On the Possibility of a Pentecostal Reading,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 34 (2025): 219–37. John Gresham received the award for “Tongues as Glossolalic Prayer—A Pentecostal Invention? A Reply to Blosser and Sullivan,” Journal of Pentecostal Theology 34 (2025): 269–89.
The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship, headquartered in Canton, Georgia, was established in 2005 with the goal of advancing rigorous biblical scholarship within the global Pentecostal community. The Foundation has published several books, including Strangers to Fire and The Kingdom Case against Cessationism. Its forthcoming 22-chapter volume, The Enduring Sign: Tongues and the Baptism in the Holy Spirit, edited by Robert W. Graves, is scheduled for release on July 1, 2026, and includes chapters by Robert Menzies, Anthony Palma, Roger Stronstad, Vinson Synan, French Arrington, Hollis Gause, Paul Elbert, Edgar Lee, Allen Tennison, and Donald Johns.
More information about the Foundation and its work is available at www.tffps.org.
SOURCE The Foundation for Pentecostal Scholarship
CONTACT: Robert Graves, 678-773-5556, rwg@gmx.com