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Showing 1 to 20 of 56 for “"Pentecostalism"”.
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Spirit and economy: Pentecostalism and the afterlives of Max Weber
… the historical intersections between Pentecostalism and Weberian sociology, beginning with the simultaneous publication of Max Weber’s Protestant Ethic and the emergence of Pentecostal spirituality at the Azusa Street Revival, and culminating in an analysis of recent claims that …
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Charismatic Renewal and Pentecostalism: The Renewal of the Nigerian Catholic Church
<p>This project is using Charismatic and Pentecostal theology and praxes to argue for the renewal of the Nigerian Catholic church. It avers that the praxis-oriented and experiential theology of the Charismatics and Pentecostals, which characterize them as Spirit-filled groups and churches are …
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A contextual missiology of the spirit: a study of Pentecostalism in Rajasthan, India
… studies the identity, context and features of Pentecostalism in Rajasthan, India as well as the internal and external issues facing Pentecostals. It argues for an indigenous origin of Pentecostalism in Rajasthan, as it is a product of local Spirit revivals in the existing churches and the …
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The Holy Ghost Beyond the Church Walls: Latino Pentecostalism(s), Congregations, and Civic Engagement
<p>In what ways is Pentecostalism a catalyst or an inhibitor of congregational and congregant civic engagement among U.S. Latinos? And how does this compare to other religious traditions, specifically Latino Catholicism, Evangelicalism, and Mainline Protestantism? The dissertation argues that …
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"Missionary tongues": The origins and intersections of Pentecostalism in West Africa and North America
… the first-century Church, the modern origins of Pentecostalism in West Africa and North America were established independently. These modern origins developed without direct contact with each other, but were heavily influenced by temporal and spatial interactions between local beliefs and other …
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THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG), NIGERIA. LOCAL IDENTITIES AND GLOBAL PROCESSES IN AFRICAN PENTECOSTALISM
… Although some research exists on Nigerian Pentecostalism, there is almost nothing on the RCCG. The present study presents a case study which deals with Pentecostalism in Nigeria and tries to relate it to globalisation discourse. It is the first such study from Africa. Its contribution is in …
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Charismata and compassion : Dhinakaran, Charismatic healing and Pastoral Pentecostalism in South India : a practical theological assessment
… and theological roots that give Indian Pentecostalism its distinct identity from the 1906 Azusa Street Revival, USA. It reveals how Charismatic Christianity flourishes due to its bhakti spirituality, guru leadership, apostolic charismata and practical compassion. The thesis maintains …
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Understanding identity and social change through narrative: withspecial reference to Roma Pentecostalism in Croatia and Serbia
… on this reality is the phenomenal rise of Pentecostalism in Roma communities beginning in both Western and Eastern Europe in the 1950s, a process which prior studies have demonstrated is linked to social change and a shift of identities. This thesis is concerned with how Roma work out their …
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Pentecostalization: The Changing Face of Baptists in West Africa
Over the past century, Pentecostalism has risen from obscurity to ascendancy in global Christianity. This ascendancy appears prominently in West Africa where Neo-Pentecostalism has transformed the religious landscape. Very few studies have examined the effects of the movement in the Francophone …
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The move to independence from Anglican leadership: an examination of the relationship between Alexander Alfred Boddy and the early leaders of the British Pentecostal denominations (1907-1930)
… (1854-1930), considered the father of British Pentecostalism, and the young Pentecostals in the process of formation of the three major Pentecostal denominations, namely, the Apostolic Faith Church, the Assemblies of God and the Elim Church. Although there were not many Anglican participants in …
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Pentecostalism, Politics, and Development in Nigeria: Understanding Investment in Nigerian Development in the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG)
… mean for broader discourses on third generation Pentecostalism.
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Christianity, Culture, and Pentecostalism in Ghana: An Ethnographic Study of Pentecostal Traditional Authorities in Contemporary Akan Society (1990s – Present)
… me to assess the assertion of most scholars of Pentecostalism in Africa that this strand of Christianity is antagonistic to indigenous cultures. I, therefore, explore how CoP chiefs negotiate the complex terrain of Pentecostal Christianity and Akan indigenous religion. Specifically, I examine …
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Living in Bible times : F.F. Bosworth and the Pentecostal pursuit of the supernatural.
This study examines American pentecostalism using the healing evangelist F.F. Bosworth as an interpretive lens. Bosworth's formative experiences, long-running success, and influence on pentecostal culture situate him as a representative leader. Yet his resistance to majority doctrine and lack of …
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I Used to Speak in Tongues: Spirituality and Pentecostal Deconversion Narratives
… Fox. They feature protagonists who grow out of Pentecostalism. In most cases, they are young girls who are raised in Pentecostal homes and leave their homes and religions at the same time. In place of Pentecostalism, the protagonists adopt a spirituality that is either liberal or neoliberal. …
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‘A gem in the water’: a contribution to contemporary Pentecostal theology on Baptism of the Holy Spirit from a study of Willis Hoover’s Chilean Methodist Pentecostalism
… Methodism through an initial Azusa-style Pentecostalism to his eventual Methodist Pentecostal position. This theological transition, hitherto only partially explored and explained, was germinal to Chilean Pentecostalism and uniquely conducive to fomenting and enabling the spread and …
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