This essay seeks to understand theological rudiments embedded in traditional black Pentecostal spirituality to enhance spiritual formation in contemporary black Pentecostalism. Its conclusions contribute to a praxis-oriented discourse on the black folk religious tradition, black holiness Pentecostalism, and a contemporary ethnically diverse society in which black people continue to suffer disproportionately. The salient question is, what transformative proposals emerge from black ‘spiritual praxis’, or a conversation between black religious heritage and contemporary black America? While this essay does not attempt to draw conclusions for contemporary lived practice, it unearths jewels in black Pentecostal spirituality that deepen insight into faith formation in an increasingly diverse society wherein the dominant formational paradigms have lodged within the tunnel vision of Western categories.

本文试图理解嵌入传统的五旬节黑人灵修中的神学基础，以增强当代黑人五旬节主义中的精神形态。其结论有助于对黑人民间宗教传统，黑人圣洁五旬节主义和当代种族多元化社会（其中黑人继续遭受不成比例的痛苦）进行以实践为导向的论述。一个突出的问题是，黑人的“精神实践”或黑人宗教遗产与当代黑人美国之间的对话产生了哪些变革性的建议？尽管本文并未试图得出有关当代实践的结论，