Browsing by Subject "Pentecostalism"
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Church and war: a change in hermeneutical stance among Pentecostals
(AOSIS, 2017)At its inception and for the first 40 years of its existence, Pentecostalism was a pacifist movement preaching non-violence and non-retaliation. At the end of the Second World War, the movement changed its stance, in many ... -
Die erediens as uitdrukking van die dinamiese ontmoeting tussen God en mens : 'n pentakostalistiese perspektief
(2014)Pentecostalism has, in recent times, undeniably contributed towards the growth of the church as a whole. Public worship services inherently submit and contribute towards the meeting between man and God as well as fellowship ... -
Evangelistic mission and the practice of charismata in the Congo: Missiological assessment based on New Testament perspectives
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2020)The prevalence of divine healings, deliverances (exorcisms), and prophecies in the Christendom of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have attracted the attention of researchers and enthusiastic Christians alike. While ... -
Investigating religious discourses of homosexuality among young adults in Pentecostal churches in Potchefstroom
(2021)Pentecostal Christianity is a growing movement in South Africa and Africa, and it has had an influence on the discourse on sexuality (Van Klinken, & Obadare, 2018:559). Its perspective on homosexuality has been that ... -
John G. Lake as a fraud, con man and false prophet': critical assessment of a historical evaluation of Lake's ministry
(The Church History Society of Southern Africa Research Institute for Theology and Religion, University of South Africa, 2016)This article assesses the evaluation of John G. Lake, one of the founders of South African Pentecostalism, by some historians regarded as a fraud, con man and false prophet in terms of several elements of his life: his ... -
Pastoral leadership among African-led pentecostal churches in the context of British society
(2015)The Pentecostal movement is experiencing phenomenal growth within global Christendom. Notwithstanding the exponential growth of Pentecostalism, there are contextual pastoral leadership challenges within the African-led ... -
The pentecostal challenge to the concept of salvation in liberation theology
(2014)This study was set up to determine how the concept of biblical salvation is understood within liberation theology and how the concept is perceived from Pentecostal standpoint with the aim of developing a theological framework ... -
'Prosperity a part of the atonement': An interpretation of 2 Corinthians 8:9
(AOSIS, 2015)This article investigates the claim made by some Pentecostal preachers that prosperity is part of the atonement. The biblical basis that such preachers present for their claims is a specific understanding of 2 Corinthians ... -
Rather Spirit-filled than learned! Pentecostalism's tradition of anti-intellectualism and Pentecostal theological scholarship
(AOSIS, 2016)The beginnings and first half-century of South African Pentecostalism are characterised by a tradition of anti-intellectualism consisting of a rejection of theological training, a critical and negative attitude towards ... -
A theological evaluation of the ethics of customary marriage in the Ghanaian Christian charismatic churches in London
(North-West University (South-Africa), 2021)The purpose of this research is to address the prevalent issue of singleness, financial challenge and moral challenge due to the church’s attitude to customary marriage. The idea is to introduce and reinforce the Ghanaian ...