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Religion as Play: Pentecostalism as a Theological Type

open access: yesReligions, 2018
This article suggests that Pentecostalism constitutes a genuine type of religion we can label as play. In order to identify the particular elements of this type, the article makes use of Erving Goffman’s frame analysis to organize Pentecostal theological
Wolfgang Vondey
exaly   +3 more sources

Pentecostal Forms across Religious Divides: Media, Publicity, and the Limits of an Anthropology of Global Pentecostalism

open access: yesReligions, 2018
Scholars of Pentecostalism have usually studied people who embrace it, but rarely those who do not. I suggest that the study of global Pentecostalism should not limit itself to Pentecostal churches and movements and people who consider themselves ...
Marleen de Witte
exaly   +3 more sources

A Theological Evaluation of Pentecostalism and its Relevance for the Contemporary Church [PDF]

open access: yesAfrican Journal of Hospitality, Tourism and Leisure, 2023
The wave of spiritual dimensions in the Christian faith cannot be over-emphasised due to personal encounters with the Divine God and subject to people's understanding and knowledge of the Holy Scriptures.
Elisha Oyedele Olabamiji
doaj   +1 more source

Evidence on the Reasons and Factors Influencing Contraceptive Nonutilization Among Women of Childbearing Age in Suburban Setting in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Scoping Review. [PDF]

open access: yesNurs Health Sci
ABSTRACT Family planning and the use of modern contraceptives are pivotal in promoting women's health, enhancing gender equality, and supporting socioeconomic development. However, in many regions, including sub‐Saharan Africa, a substantial gap remains in the utilization of modern contraceptives.
Baloyi TV   +6 more
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An Indigenous Force of Pentecostalism in Africa: Indigenous Knowledge System Approach to Decolonization [PDF]

open access: yesE-Journal of Religious and Theological Studies, 2023
Pentecostalism in Africa has many expressions, types, and shadows contributing to the challenge of categorisations in the movement. There are some forms of Pentecostalism in Africa that resemble the American context in terms of theology and practice ...
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
doaj   +1 more source

Who’s Your Daddy? In Search of the “Father” of Pentecostalism [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology, 2023
The concept of assigning a person the title of father of an ideology or view has its roots in ancient Greek and Roman society where some of the earliest of such references occur.
Eben de Jager
doaj   +1 more source

Charismatic experiences in the Congo Evangelistic Mission Churches: A review of some practices

open access: yesIn die Skriflig, 2022
Deliverance and divine healing, as well as the crucial historical aspect of the mission’s early proselytising and development in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), constitute the major characteristics of Pentecostalism. As they form a historical
Mayuka G. Bondo, Marius Nel
doaj   +1 more source

Zionist ‘syncretism’ in the Apostolic Faith Mission of South Africa before the 1970s A comparative analysis

open access: yesMissionalia: Southern African Journal of Missiology, 2021
Despite the attested relationship between Zionism and Pentecostalism, the similarities between the pre-1970s black Pentecostalism in the Apostolic Faith Mission (AFM) of South Africa and Zionism are only now getting exposed.
Mofokeng, Thabang Richard
doaj   +1 more source

Juan Sepulveda and the Understanding of the Syncretic Characteristics of Latin American Pentecostalism: The Case of Classical Pentecostalism in Guatemala

open access: yesReligions, 2023
This article presents the case of Guatemalan Pentecostalism as a highly relevant expression of Latin American Pentecostalism that helps to clarify the debate about the syncretic nature of Pentecostalism.
Klaas Bom, Jonán Monroy-Soto
doaj   +1 more source

Peculiarities in the Pentecostal tradition: Disciplinal and decolonial perspectives in a South African context

open access: yesVerbum et Ecclesia, 2022
The African Pentecostal tradition as a distinct movement within the Protestant tradition is discussed here from disciplinal and decolonial perspectives. The characteristics that inform this distinction are explored to show that Pentecostalism is part of ...
Mookgo S. Kgatle
doaj   +1 more source

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