Clifton, Shane2019-09-252019-09-252016-04-0920070118-8534http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/236735"In recent years, as Pentecostals have started to appreciate that the proclamation of a "full gospel" includes not only evangelism (as traditionally understood) but also a social dimension,2 there has been an increasing desire for the movement as a whole, and for individual members in their own right, to achieve political influence.3 In Western societies such as Australia, the presumption of strictly held notions of church / state separation have resulted in a rising tide of media criticism being leveled at this new Christian voice."engWith permission of the license/copyright holderPentecostalsPoliticsgospelevangelismstatePolitical ethicsChristian denominationsPentecostal, CharismaticGlobal Church History and World ChristianityArticle