CPT Press

CPT Press is the publishing arm of the Centre for Pentecostal Theology, a residential library and research centre located on the campus of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Centre describes itself as dedicated to facilitating the conception, birth, and maturation of constructive Pentecostal theology across the theological disciplines, and its press exists to put that scholarship into print. Its catalogue is built around monographs, edited volumes, and classic reprints that engage Pentecostal theology with biblical studies, ethics, mission, worship, and social transformation. The press is closely tied to its institutional home. The Centre is housed in its own facilities at 680 Walker St NE, which places it alongside the Pentecostal Theological Seminary — described by the Centre as widely regarded as the most creative academic Pentecostal community within the movement — and the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center, a major Pentecostal archival collection. That setting gives CPT Press authors access to a specialised scholarly community and archival resources. CPT Press publishes in English and Spanish, reflecting the global reach of Pentecostal scholarship. Its catalogue includes works by authors such as Randal Ackland, Daniel Alvarez, Miguel Álvarez, Kenneth J. Archer, Melissa L. Archer, French Arrington, Daniela Augustine, Rebecca Basdeo Hill, Billy Bewley, Odell Bryant, Blaine Charette, Mark Chironna, and Daniel Castelo, among others. Titles range from studies of glossolalia, hermeneutics, and Spirit Christology to mission theology in Latin America and the dynamics of prayer. Some volumes appear in the Centre for Pentecostal Theology Classics Series, and at least one co-edited Festschrift is published through Sheffield Phoenix Press rather than under the CPT Press imprint. As a small academic press, CPT Press is not a mass-market trade publisher. Its identity is defined by its confessional and scholarly focus: it serves Pentecostal theologians, seminary students, and researchers who need specialised literature that mainstream theological publishers may not prioritise. The press is private, institutionally owned, and operates as part of the Centre for Pentecostal Theology's wider mission of research, resourcing, and theological formation.

CPT Press is the publishing imprint of the Centre for Pentecostal Theology, a research and library institution based on the campus of the Pentecostal Theological Seminary in Cleveland, Tennessee. The Centre describes itself as a residential library dedicated to facilitating the conception, birth, and maturation of constructive Pentecostal theology across the theological disciplines. Its physical home at 680 Walker St NE places it within a wider Pentecostal academic ecosystem that includes the Pentecostal Theological Seminary and the Dixon Pentecostal Research Center, a major archival collection. The press grew out of that institutional mission rather than as a standalone commercial venture. Its catalogue reflects the Centre's scholarly network, publishing monographs and edited volumes by Pentecostal and charismatic theologians. Dated titles in the catalogue span from at least 2009 — with Kenneth J. Archer's A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Spirit, Scripture and Community — through the 2010s and into the 2020s. Works such as Daniela Augustine's Pentecost, Hospitality, and Transfiguration (2012), Daniel Castelo's Revisioning Pentecostal Ethics (2012), Melissa L. Archer's study of worship in the Apocalypse (2014), and Odell Bryant's Spirit Christology in the Christian Tradition (2015) illustrate the press's focus on constructive theology, biblical interpretation, and ethics. The catalogue also shows a deliberate international and multilingual dimension. Spanish-language and Latin American titles include Daniel Alvarez's Latin@ Identity in Pneumatological Perspective (2016), Miguel Alvarez's Beyond Borders (2017) and Theology of Mission (2022), and the multi-volume Educación Teológica, Liderazgo y Misión en América Latina (2025). The press maintains a Classics Series, represented by French Arrington's Paul's Aeon Theology in 1 Corinthians (2019), which reissues or frames significant works for ongoing scholarly use. More recent titles include Blaine Charette's Restoring Presence (2024), Mark Chironna's Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Prophetic Legitimacy (2024), Billy Bewley's The Doctrine of Impartation (2024), and Mireya Álvarez's Dynamics of Prayer (2024). Not every project associated with the Centre's editors is published under the CPT Press imprint; for example, the Festschrift Spirit and Story, edited by Blaine Charette and Robby Waddell, is published through Sheffield Phoenix Press. This indicates that CPT Press operates as one channel within a broader network of Pentecostal scholarly publishing rather than as an exclusive outlet. The press remains active, with new titles appearing in the mid-2020s, and it continues to serve as the publishing face of the Centre for Pentecostal Theology.

• 2025

  Educación Teológica, Liderazgo y Misión en América Latina, Volumes I–III, is published.

• 2024

  New titles include Blaine Charette's Restoring Presence, Mark Chironna's Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Prophetic Legitimacy, Billy Bewley's The Doctrine of Impartation, and Mireya Álvarez's Dynamics of Prayer.

• 2022

  Miguel Álvarez's Theology of Mission is published, available in Spanish.

• 2019

  French Arrington's Paul's Aeon Theology in 1 Corinthians appears in the Centre for Pentecostal Theology Classics Series.

• 2017

  Miguel Alvarez's Beyond Borders: New Context of Mission in Latin America is published.

• 2016

  Daniel Alvarez's Latin@ Identity in Pneumatological Perspective is published, available in Spanish.

• 2015

  Odell Bryant's Spirit Christology in the Christian Tradition is published.

• 2014

  Melissa L. Archer's 'I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day' is published.

• 2012

  Daniela Augustine's Pentecost, Hospitality, and Transfiguration and Daniel Castelo's Revisioning Pentecostal Ethics are published.

• 2009

  Kenneth J. Archer's A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Spirit, Scripture and Community appears in the catalogue.

Specialist academic publisher of constructive Pentecostal theology, affiliated with the Centre for Pentecostal Theology and the Pentecostal Theological Seminary.

• 2009

  A Pentecostal Hermeneutic: Spirit, Scripture and Community

• 2012

  Pentecost, Hospitality, and Transfiguration: Toward a Spirit-inspired Vision of Social Transformation

• 2012

  Revisioning Pentecostal Ethics: The Epicletic Community

• 2014

  'I was in the Spirit on the Lord's day': A Pentecostal Engagement with Worship in the Apocalypse

• 2015

  Spirit Christology in the Christian Tradition: From the Patristic Period to the Rise of Pentecostalism in the Twentieth Century

• 2016

  Latin@ Identity in Pneumatological Perspective: Mestizaje and Hibridez

• 2017

  Beyond Borders: New Context of Mission in Latin America

• 2019

  Paul's Aeon Theology in 1 Corinthians (Centre for Pentecostal Theology Classics Series)

• 2022

  Theology of Mission

• 2024

  Restoring Presence: The Spirit in Matthew's Gospel

• 2024

  Toward a Pentecostal Theology of Prophetic Legitimacy

• 2024

  The Doctrine of Impartation

• 2024

  Dynamics of Prayer

• 2025

  Educación Teológica, Liderazgo y Misión en América Latina, Volumes I–III

1. 1CPT Press – Centre for Pentecostal Theologypentecostaltheology.org
2. 2About Us – Centre for Pentecostal Theologypentecostaltheology.org
3. 3CPT Press – Wikidatawikidata.org