Sponsored by the Center on Religion and Chinese Society Purdue University - October 30-31, 2013 A Report from David Reed, Professor Emeritus Wycliffe College, University of Toronto Purdue University's Professor Fenggang Yang and its Center on Religion and Chinese Society sponsored a first: a symposium on Pentecostal-charismatic movements in China and the Global East. Sixteen papers introduced participants to a diversity and complexity that has already earned global Pentecostalism its reputation for cultural adaptability. The presenters were a mix of seasoned and emerging doctoral and post-doctoral scholars. Their disciplines included anthropology, history, intercultural studies, political science, and sociology. Papers, soon to be published, ranged from broad historical and social themes to case studies. While most attention was devoted to China, presenters examined churches, ministries or movements in Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia and Singapore, in some instance...