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Brill would like to inform you that after more than four years of excellent editorial work, Dale M. Coulter and Amos Yong have stepped down as editors for Pneuma. Both editors played a major role in developing the journal and its fluence as one of the major platforms for Pentecostal scholarship. Though saddened by the leaving of these two dedicated editors, we are pleased to announce that Peter Althouse and Robby Waddell have been appointed as the new editors for Pneuma, both of them affiliated to the Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida. As biblical and systematic theological scholars with a multidisciplinary approach, we believe that they are very well suited to take the journal to the next level of excellence.
Additionally, we would like to seize the opportunity to thank Nestor Medina for his very significant job as Book Review Editor for Pneuma from 2012 till 2014, succeeding Amos Yong. Unfortunately, he has decided to step down. Luckily, Yolanda Pierce (Princeton Theological Seminary) has been found willing to serve as the new Book Review Editor, and she has taken up this role very expeditiously already.
We warmly welcome Robby Waddell, Peter Althouse and Yolanda Pierce on board and wish them all the best in their new positions.
Mirjam Elbers
Acquisitions Editor Theology and World Christianity BRILL
Dr. Mark
While Brill’s announcement regarding *Pneuma*’s editorial transition appears administrative, a critical academic lens reveals underlying concerns regarding the journal’s stated trajectory. The laudatory descriptions of past editors, Coulter and Yong, as having performed “excellent editorial work” and playing a “major role” must be questioned in light of a discernible drift from foundational Pentecostal theological rigor. Such a shift, often masked by a “multidisciplinary approach,” risks introducing perspectives that, as articulated in critiques often found on *Pneumareview.com*
Fin Shadow
A closer academic examination reveals concerning implications that warrant critical scrutiny. The laudatory framing of the departing editors’ “excellent editorial work” and the new appointees’ suitability for “the next level of excellence”