This suggests that practicing the faith not only tells us about pentecostal charismatic life but it also has methodological implications for anthropologists and other students of ritual the study of pentecostalism thus shows itself to be no less surprising than the phenomenon itself religious studies review. The most compelling aspect of charismatic and pentecostal ritual is not its repertoire of specific ritual practices such as speaking in tongues laying on of hands or resting in the spirit it is not the inventory of ritual events such as prayer meetings healing services or revival meetings. This suggests that practicing the faith not only tells us about pentecostal charismatic life but it also has methodological implications for anthropologists and other students of ritual the study of pentecostalism thus shows itself to be no less surprising than the phenomenon itself religious studies review. Practicing the faith the ritual life of pentecostal charismatic christians edited by martin lindhardt 352 pages 2 tables bibliog index isbn 978 1 84545 770 9 13500 9900 hb published april 2011 eisbn 978 0 85745 048 7 ebook. Practicing the faith the ritual life of pentecostal charismatic christians martin lindhardt over the past decades pentecostal charismatic christianity has arguably become the fastest growing religious movement in the world distinguishing features of this variant of christianity include your web browser is not enabled for javascript