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Foltz, Howard L. "Developing a church-based missionary preparation program for charismatic churches." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2005. http://www.tren.com.
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MacIndoe, Alistair William. "Scottish Charismatic House Churches : stories and rituals." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/10619.
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This thesis is an interpretation of the ritualistic and storied behaviour of two Christian congregations of the Charismatic ‘house-church’ or ‘New Church’ genre, established within the last thirty years in Glasgow, West of Scotland. The exercise is framed by the field of research and commentary on the global rise and impact of the Neo-Pentecostal or Charismatic Movement in the latter part of the twentieth century, from which the ‘house-churches’ derive motivation and ritual, and by the growing field of Congregational Studies pioneered by James F. Hopewell (1988) in Congregation: Stories and Structures. The congregations which form the locus for the fieldwork are Bishopbriggs Charismatic Church (BCC – a pseudonym) in the northern suburbs of Glasgow and Bridgeton Charismatic Fellowship (BCF - a pseudonym), an inner-city congregation in the East End of Glasgow. PART ONE: Charismatic Renewal, Congregational Studies & Two Churches provides the background in terms of general history, methodology, and interpretation of the two congregations. Chapter One charts the history of the Charismatic Movement and the rise of the ‘house-churches’, with particular focus on its history in Scotland. Chapter Two explores the literature relating to the ethnographic axis of ritual and narrative as used in this thesis. Chapter Three explains the rationale for the ethnographic methodology practiced, and its relationship to the theological interpretative schema in which it is framed. Chapter Four is a description of the fieldwork sites and a full picture of the two congregations. Chapter Five is a primary parabolic interpretation of the two congregations. PART TWO: Rituals that Live is a series of themed essays that explore and interpret the essential habitus of the two congregations. Chapter Six argues that music acts to catalyse the Divine-human encounter, turning ‘secular’ space into ‘sacred’ space. In Chapter Seven I observe and interpret the somatic nature of the ritual field. Chapter Eight explores an imaginal process which weaves its revelatory efficacy. Chapter Nine explores the symbiotic relationship of ritual to narrative and Chapter Ten turns ethnographic observation from the central ritual matrix of Sunday morning to the missional activity of the congregations. Chapter Eleven argues for a particular missiology based on motifs and themes arising from the previous six chapters. PART THREE: Beyond the Written Word concludes the thesis by arguing that the Charismatic habitus of the house-churches indicates a surprising turn of Protestant congregations to semiotics and orality. Following Catherine Pickstock (1998) and Walter J. Ong (1969) I contend that this turn is a pursuit of presence against the distancing effects of the written and propositional dogmas of Protestant ancestry.
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Pearce, Nicholas Edward. "The Great Escape: A Modern Charismatic Movement within the Presbyterian Church." FIU Digital Commons, 2013. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/856.
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The present thesis examines the relationship between Youth Conference Ministries (YCM) and the Presbyterian Church. YCM is a charismatic organization that organizes youth retreats for students in middle school and high school, with the goal of charismatically educating the youth of America. The focus of this thesis is on the Great Escape Southwind, a middle school retreat that caters to the southern portion of United States. My thesis first traces the biblical and historical underpinnings of charismatic Christianity. Next it provides an ethnographic case study of the Great Escape, focusing on its ability to foster spiritual growth of students through an enthusiastic response to the Holy Spirit. Finally it examines the relationship between YCM and the Presbyteries that populate its retreats. Overall this thesis shows how YCM provides a charismatic service to the local Presbyterian Churches, allowing for its adolescent parishioners to remain enthusiastically active as they progress towards adulthood.
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Atkinson, R. "Encountering God : using contemplative and charismatic spirituality in evangelical urban mission." Thesis, University of Wales Trinity Saint David, 2012. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.683008.
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Burnett, David George. "Charisma and community in a Ghanaian Independent Church." Thesis, SOAS, University of London, 1997. http://eprints.soas.ac.uk/29578/.
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In 1919, J.W. Appiah, a Methodist catechist in the Gold Coast, sought the anointing of the Holy Spirit, and began to prophesy and pray for the sick. He and his followers were expelled from the Church, and formed both a new community and a denomination known as the Musama Disco Christo Church (MDCC). It has often been argued that African Independent Churches result as a reaction to Western domination of land or people, but it is shown that this was not the primary issue with the MDCC. The initial quest was for spiritual empowerment, which resulted in prophetic revelation and the formation of a church with distinctively African characteristics. Following Appiah's death, his son (Akaboha II) became the head of the growing church, which was affected by two contemporary developments. The first was the nationalist movement led by Nkrumah, which stimulated the MDCC to a mission of the spiritual liberation of Christianity from remaining Western elements. This was achieved through the innovation of rituals and practices based upon traditional African forms. The second was revivalist teaching brought to Ghana by Pentecostal evangelists, which the MDCC adopted as "instantaneous healing". Although the church continued to grow after the fall of Nkrumah and the death of Akaboha II, in the late 1980s it started to decline. This thesis argues that the innovation of African traditions resulted in a form of contextualization that was inflexible, so the church was unable to adapt to social change and has become less relevant. Former members are now seeking a more relevant charisma of the Holy Spirit in other churches. The illiterate members prefer the Pentecostal churches, and the educated younger generation are attracted to the newer Charismatic churches.
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Jamieson, Alan Kevin. "A churchless faith : faith outside the evangelical Pentecostal/charismatic church of New Zealand." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Department of Sociology and Anthropology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/2423.
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This research contributes to the growing literature on religious disaffiliation by considering
the leaving process in one stream of the church which has not been the focus of previous
qualitative studies - evangelical Pentecostal and charismatic churches in New Zealand.
Contrary to expectation the findings show that long term, middle aged, key leadership
people who were previously very committed to their churches are leaving such churches
but not their faith. The research shows that such people leave due to fundamental
transitions in the nature of their faith rather than because of a repudiation of that faith.
Given the complex relationship that exists between individuals, their church and the wider
society, it is suggested that it is the divergent changes within the wider society and the
church that are encouraging increasing numbers of previously committed church
participants and leaders to re-evaluate their faith. James Fowler's faith development model
is used as a 'scaffold for insight' to explore these issues.
Leavers are categorised into four groups displaying significantly different faith contents,
understandings and operations. These groupings are not isolated faith positions but form
way-points in discernible trajectories of faith. The formation of groups of church leavers
are considered and an ongoing dialogue between them and the leaders of evangelical
Pentecostal and charismatic churches proposed. Such a conversation is postulated as one
way forward for the institutional churches and the isolated post-church groups in an
increasinglypostmodem society.
The research is based on interviews with ninety eight church leavers, ten marginal church
attenders, fifty four church leaders and the participant observations of the researcher.
Interviewees were located through a snowballing technique, a methodology that both
shapes and limits the nature of the findings.
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Smith, Graham Russell. "The Church Militant : a study of “Spiritual Warfare” in the Anglican Charismatic Renewal." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2011. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/2999/.
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This thesis uses a practical-theological methodology to explore the theology and spirituality of „spiritual warfare‟ that developed in the charismatic renewal from the 1960s. Beginning with a study of twelve charismatic Anglican pioneers, a detailed case study then explores spiritual warfare praxis in a charismatic Anglican congregation. The ensuing theological reflection focuses on the ontology of evil, through dialogue with Nigel Wright, Amos Yong, and Gregory Boyd, as well as Karl Barth and Walter Wink. The thesis argues for a positive ontology for evil powers, based on a charismatic hermeneutic of biblical texts; on the grounds that Jesus treated Satan and demons as real spiritual entities, the Pauline epistles refer to real evil spiritual powers in the heavenly realms, and charismatic experience supports this ontology. Such powers are in malevolent and wilful rebellion against God, deriving from a corrupted fallen angelic nature. A Trinitarian model of theological praxis is presented, focused on responding to the goodness of God in repentance; renewing faith in the believer‟s identity in Christ and His victory upon the cross; and resisting the devil in the power of the Spirit. This model emphasizes personal responsibility, helps bring freedom from fear, and re-connects with Anglican baptismal liturgy.
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Du, Plessis Miemie. "Youth and charismatic Christianity in the Dwars River Valley, Stellenbosch." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2431.
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Thesis (MA (Sociology and Social Anthropology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2009.The rise in social disorder in South Africa over the last decade and a half has contributed to the increase of non-government organizations moving to the forefront of social problem prevention. Encounter, a new Pentecostal church in the Dwars River Valley served as a beacon of hope to many people. With the developments in the valley that resulted in vast social changes it can be described as an anchor in a sea of instability and uncertainty. At the same time, however, Encounter served as a wave that rocked the boat of the traditional and church-centered village of Pniel. Encounter presented alternative methods of social problem prevention and alleviation for its members. For the purpose of this study, I placed specific emphasis on the intangible, faith-based actions and strategies of Encounter. These intangible methods characteristic of spiritual organizations had a unique influence on the community regarding their perceptions of- and meanings attached to- social problems, social cooperation and social identity. At the same time, conversion and the alternative „access‟ to spirituality (prophecies, healing, demonology etc.) affected individual identities and in many ways led to their social empowerment. Finally, in this study, intangible spiritual interpretations were not only receptive and re-active phenomena, but could also take on the form of intervention and pro-action. Through the use of ritual, intangible beliefs were turned into weapons of warfare. Encounter created a space for the training and use of these „weapons‟. People gathered there to be trained, to observe and to use these weapons with the belief that it would result in immediate change in their lives and in their communities.
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Williamson, Dale, and n/a. "An uncomfortable engagement : the charismatic movement in the New Zealand Anglican Church 1965-85." University of Otago. Department of Theology and Religious Studies, 2008. http://adt.otago.ac.nz./public/adt-NZDU20080904.091942.
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This thesis traces the uncomfortable relationship between a mainstream Christian denomination in New Zealand, the Anglican Church, and a movement of religious enthusiasm, the Charismatic Movement. The institutional Anglican Church�s struggle with the movement went through different stages from initial discomfort and concern, to some cautious acceptance before moving to marginalise it. This marginalisation led to the creation of Anglican Renewal Ministries New Zealand (ARMNZ), an Anglican charismatic institution within the Anglican Church.
The reasons for this "struggle to embrace" were that the movement originated, and was resourced from, outside the institutional New Zealand Anglican Church structures; fulfilled needs that the institutional Church in New Zealand was perceived as having failed to fulfil; introduced beliefs and practices perceived as "un-Anglican;" and competed with other initiatives within the New Zealand Anglican Church. This uncomfortable relationship contributed to the failure of the Charismatic leaders to renew spiritually the whole New Zealand Anglican Church. The movement however, helped to broaden the scope of New Zealand Anglicanism and left a legacy of some large charismatic churches.
This is the first substantial study of the Charismatic Movement in the New Zealand Anglican Church covering the period from the emergence of the movement in the mid-1960s, through the growth years in the 1970s marked by the formation of a national and ecumenical charismatic agency (Christian Advance Ministries), to the establishment of the Charismatic Movement as an institution within the Anglican Church in the early 1980s.
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Hey, Sam. "God in the Suburbs and Beyond: The Emergence of an Australian Megachurch and Denomination." Thesis, Griffith University, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/365629.
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The Pentecostal, charismatic and evangelical arms of Protestantism have provided some
of the fastest growing segments of Christian religious activity in the United States,
Australia and globally during the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Much of this growth
has been concentrated in a few very large megachurches (defined by scholars as churches
with 2000 or more weekly attendees in one location) and new denominations formed as
smaller churches became affiliated with them. Globally, the megachurch phenomenon is
not exclusive to Pentecostalism. However, in Australia, almost all megachurch
developments are Pentecostal, or charismatic and neo-Pentecostal offshoots. This
dissertation examines the early life course biography of one of the first Australian
megachurches, the Christian Outreach Centre (COC). It reviews events leading up to the
founding of the COC in 1974 under a charismatic leader, and its growth and transition
over its first 30 years and its development into a national and international denomination.
The thesis explores the COC’s development alongside other megachurches in Australia
and specifically in Brisbane’s south east suburban ‘Bible belt’. It also investigates the
COC’s capacity to establish itself in new locations within Australia and overseas. In
addition, it examines the diversification of the COC as a provider of primary and
secondary schools, tertiary education, counselling, political lobbying and social care
activities.
The thesis proposes that the initial attraction of the COC megachurch and its affiliated
churches reflected a market niche for a certain kind of religious experience, which was
preserved through organizational development and response to social change in Australia
during the late 20th century. It traces market opportunities for megachurch and
denominational growth that arose because of increased tolerance of religious pluralism,
suburbanization, generational change, inflexibility within traditional mainstream
churches and acceptance of religious free market competition. The COC represents a
local Australian expression of the global religious phenomena involving Pentecostalism
and related late 20th century Christian revival movements and organisational
developments. This thesis examines the features of Pentecostalism exemplified in the
COC and assesses the contribution of the COC to the mission of Christianity and to the
life of participants from critical, theological and social perspectives.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
School of Humanities
Arts, Education and Law
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Hounsa, Léon Gbènoukpo. "Mutuality wifh the holy gift: Perspectives on the charismatic renewal in the West African local church." Thesis, Boston College, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/bc-ir:108871.
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Thesis advisor: Margaret E. GuiderThesis advisor: André Brouillette
Thesis (STL) — Boston College, 2020
Submitted to: Boston College. School of Theology and Ministry
Discipline: Sacred Theology
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Hoenes, del Pinal Eric. "Ideologies of language and gesture among Q'eqchi'-Maya mainstream and charismatic Catholics." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2008. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p3336475.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed December 16, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 349-366).
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Logan-Hudson, Kimberly W. "An analysis Of Origen's charismatic ideology in his Commentary on the Gospel of John." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001873.
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Mathole, Ezekiel Mokwele Katiso. "The Christian witness in the context of poverty with special reference to the South African Charismatic Evangelicals." Thesis, Pretoria : [s.n.], 2005. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10032005-145427/.
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Stackhouse, Ian. "Revivalism, faddism and the practices of the Church : a theological trajectory for charismatic renewal in the United Kingdom." Thesis, Middlesex University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.412800.
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Steven, James Henry Stevenson. "'Worship in the spirit' : a sociological analysis and theological appraisal of charismatic worship in the Church of England." Thesis, King's College London (University of London), 1999. https://kclpure.kcl.ac.uk/portal/en/theses/worship-in-the-spirit--a-sociological-analysis-and-theological-appraisal-of-charismatic-worship-in-the-church-of-england(4f1a00ac-8edc-4fa8-85fb-78d7933a3dd6).html.
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Godebo, Debanchor Yacob. "The impact of the charismatic movement and related tensions on the traditional Lutheran worship of the South Central Synod of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus since 1991." Thesis, University of Chester, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/216809.
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This research is based on the contemporary worship life of the South Central Synod (SCS) of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus (EECMY). The worship life of the SCS congregations has been disrupted since 1991 because of the impact of the charismatic movement on the traditional Lutheran worship of the SCS and related tensions. The EECMY is the church that was founded by the European Lutheran Churches. Therefore, it adheres to the Lutheran theological tradition, which limits religious authority to Scripture and emphasizes the New Testament’s teaching of conversion, new birth, and justification by grace through faith. Lutheran theological tradition does not emphasize the necessity and possibility of the charismatic gifts as part of faith practice. Any tendency to receive and experience charismatic gifts outside of Scripture and sacraments has not been addressed for traditional Lutheran worship. Rather, such experiences were strongly rejected by Lutheran confessional documents (SA III: viii). Being one of the units of the EECMY, SCS was founded on this theological tradition and assumes it for its theology and practice. The SCS traditional worship, therefore, does not recognize charismatic worship and experiences of related manifestations as necessary parts of faith practice. Since 1991 the charismatic movement has introduced the congregations to traditionally neglected charismatic worship and experiences of charismatic gifts such as prophecy, revelations, speaking in tongues, physical healing, discerning spirits and miracle working. The receiving and experiencing of these gifts have become almost a normal part of worship in the congregations. This has impacted the congregations to the extent that they consider their own traditional worship structure as contradictory to devotional worship and deeper spiritual experience. Yet the traditionalists of the congregations reject charismatic worship and related experiences of the manifestations. These distinct views have caused tensions and disruption between the members those who want freedom of worship and changes to the traditional formalism, and those who wish to maintain the traditional form of worship. Thus, the purpose of this study is to explore this situation and the history that has brought it about. Having examined this, the research discusses the nature and impact of the charismatic movement and its effects on traditional Lutheran worship in the SCS, together with offering some potential contextually appropriate proposed solutions.
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BARBOSA, MARIA DE FATIMA DE C. F. "THE VALUE OF THE ECSTATIC DIMENSION OF THE CHURCH: THEOLOGICAL-PASTORAL STUDY ON THE CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC RENEWAL IN BRAZIL." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2018. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=35224@1.
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PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIROCOORDENAÇÃO DE APERFEIÇOAMENTO DO PESSOAL DE ENSINO SUPERIOR
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTS. DE ENSINO
PROGRAMA DE SUPORTE À PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO DE INSTITUIÇÕES COMUNITÁRIAS DE ENSINO PARTICULARES
O objetivo desta dissertação é pesquisar o valor da dimensão extática da Igreja, fazendo um estudo teológico-pastoral sobre a Renovação Carismática Católica no Brasil. Com isso, começaremos a nossa pesquisa apresentando o desejo de Deus em se comunicar com o ser humano e, como consequência, este tem a necessidade de acolhê-Lo e de se comunicar com Ele. Esta ânsia de comunicação manifesta-se no arco da história das religiões de diversas formas, e uma delas é o êxtase. Investigaremos, então, a função que o êxtase tem na experiência religiosa cristã primitiva. Faremos um percurso histórico a respeito do êxtase no antigo Israel, como também na experiência religiosa de outros povos que tiveram contato com Israel, para podermos compreender a experiência extática tanto veterotestamentária como também neotestamentária. Mostraremos a dimensão extática na Igreja dos Atos do Apóstolos e na Igreja de Corinto. Veremos que por causa desta dimensão extática, os carismas transbordavam e milagres e prodígios aconteciam abundantemente. Com isso, a cada dia mais e mais pessoas se juntavam a eles, pois eram Igrejas inclusivas, onde ninguém passava necessidade. Em seguida, apresentaremos como, ao longo dos tempos, devido às dificuldades enfrentadas, surge a necessidade de sistematizar a Igreja, provocando o enfraquecimento da sua dimensão extática e dando preferência à defesa da fé pela razão. A doutrina passa a ser racional e o kerigma perde seu lugar para a filosofia moral, resultando no declínio da Igreja extática. Contudo, o Espírito Santo sopra, mais uma vez, sobre a Igreja, e o Concílio Ecumênico Vaticano II é convocado. Há, nesse momento da história, uma reviravolta na Igreja e o retorno dos carismas, propiciando assim o reavivamento da Igreja extática e dando início à Renovação Carismática Católica. Em seguida, mostraremos as críticas e controvérsias que a Renovação Carismática Católica teve que enfrentar, causando assim a necessidade de se sistematizar e hierarquizar. Finalizaremos a nossa pesquisa apresentando os riscos e as possibilidades pastorais atuais para a dimensão extática da Igreja. Mostraremos que, apesar de estarmos vivendo uma transição epocal, a proposta cristã permanece a mesma e, por essa razão, é preciso recuperarmos o projeto de Jesus Cristo e a dimensão extática de Sua Igreja, uma vez que a nossa intenção é mostrar que o êxtase é uma legítima expressão dentro de uma estrutura religiosa.
The objective of this dissertation is to research the value of the ecstatic dimension of the Church. Fulfilling a theological-pastoral study on the Catholic Charismatic Renewal in Brazil. We will begin our research presenting God s desire in communicating with the human being; consequently, the human being has the need to accept God and to communicate with Him. This eagerness for communication will manifests, in the arc of the history of religions in various ways, one of which is ecstasy. We will investigate the role that ecstasy has in the early Christian religious experience. We will make a historic route about the ecstasy in ancient Israel, as well as in other people s religious experience who had contact with Israel. This will be done, so that we can understand the ecstasy experience in the Old Testament as well as in the New Testament. We will show the ecstatic dimension in the Church of the Acts of the Apostles and in the Church of Corinth. We will see that, because of this ecstatic dimension, the charisms overflowed, miracle and wonders happened, and every day more and more people joined them. That because they were an inclusive Churches and nobody was in need. We will show how throughout the years, due to the difficulties faced by the Church, there was a need to systematize the Church. This will weaken the ecstatic dimension of the Church and the doctrine will become rational. The kerigma loses its place for the moral philosophy; this will provoke the decline of the ecstatic Church. However, the Holy Spirit, once again, comes down over the Church and the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council is announced. At this point, a turnaround happens in the Church and the charisms returns, bringing the revival of the ecstatic Church, beginning the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. We will show the criticisms and controversies that the Catholic Charismatic Renewal had to face, causing the need to systematize and hierarchize. We will conclude our research by presenting the risk and pastoral possibilities for the ecstatic dimension of the Church. Although we are living in an epocal transition, the Christin proposal remains the same and for this reason, we must recover Jesus Christ project and the ecstatic dimension of His Church. We intend to show that ecstasy is a legitimate expression within a religious structure.
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James, Jonathan D. "Anointing the airwaves : the influence of Charismatic televangelism on the Protestant church and Hindu community in contemporary, urban India." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2008. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/217.
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The Indian Government's open policy on satellite television is attracting a plethora of American-based Charismatic television ministries in India. This thesis based primarily on an ethnographic study of church and Hindu community leaders, together with a subsidiary historical-comparative analysis, shows that Charismatic pastors are more positive about Charismatic televangelism than non-Charismatic pastors. Both groups of pastors however, have strong reservations on issues like fundraising, dress code and western dancing. The high-caste Hindus are resistant to any form of Christian evangelism including televangelism. Besides caste, class, language and gender, televangelism faces cultural barriers in reaching Indians. The prosperity, success and healing doctrines of Charismatic teaching. appeal to Hindus from the middle to lower level economic classes for whom these TV messages may be a means of achieving their material goals through a new form of "sanskritisation". Concerns have also been expressed, that these Hindus who are attracted tu Charismatic teievangelism are espousing a form of 'popular Christianity', a faith that focuses on personal fulfilment rather than personal holiness and accountability within the life of the church. A case study of the 'global' televangelism program Solutions, showed that it was generally well-received although both Hindus and Christians found culturally disjunctive elements in both the message as well as in the underlying aspects of the message such as dress code and culture. While some Hindus welcomed their own understanding of the 'syncretistic Christ', in the program, other Hindus took exception to the portrayal of the 'exclusive Christ'.
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Dalton, Harold. "Things most surely believed among us theological unity in the charismatic movement for the purpose of world evangelization as exemplified by members of the steering committee of the North American Renewal Services Committee /." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 1998. http://www.tren.com.
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Awadzi, Raymond K. "Entrenching African Pentecostalism in the United States of America: A Study of a Ghanaian Founded Charismatic Church in South Florida." FIU Digital Commons, 2016. http://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/etd/2475.
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For the past three decades, there has been a rapid growth of African Pentecostal Christianity on America’s Christian religious scene. In general, researchers in Christian mission studies have concluded that the flow of Christian religious currents from Africa and other Third World countries to the West is something of a Christian mission in reverse process. Using agency and invention of tradition as the theoretical leads, this study explores the roles lay immigrants played in the rooting of the Christian Restoration Ministries International (CRMI), a Ghanaian founded charismatic church, in Miami, as a case study of how African Pentecostal churches originate in America. The study also shows how the Christian Restoration Ministries International (CRMI), practices an invented version of Ghanaian Pentecostalism. The study is field-work based. It concludes that the so called reverse mission thrives on the crucial roles of lay African migrant worshipers and their inventiveness.
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Harvey, Ross. "An exploration of 'Pentecostal/Charismatic' church responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in the Western Cape : a policy learning approach." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12779.
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Includes bibliographical referencs (p.116-126).Most research on 'Pentecostal/Charismatic' Churches in South Africa, though, examines reasons for their growth and related socio-economic development potential. Not one examines their response to HIV and AIDS specifically. Therefore, this dissertation seeks to answer two important questions: (1): How are Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches in the Western Cape responding to the HIV and AIDS pandemic? (2): What Policy Learning can be derived from the examination of these churches' responses to the HIV and AIDS pandemic in the Western Cape?
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Chewachong, Amos Bongadu. "Intra-African Pentecostalism and the dynamics of power : the Living Faith Church worldwide (Winners' Chapel) in Cameroon, 1996-2016." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/23499.
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The embeddedness of Pentecostal/Charismatic tenets within contemporary global frameworks of transnational power reveals the ability of religion to shape the sociocultural and spiritual experiences of people on the move from one place to another. For this reason, sociologists of religion and scholars of World Christianity have noted the rapid missionary expansion of African Pentecostal/Charismatic movements to the northern hemisphere. Some have even referred to the missionary work of non-western forms of Christianity in the western world as the ‘Southernisation of European Christianity’. But if the aggressive strategies adopted by African Pentecostal/Charismatic churches in the western diaspora are intended to reawaken Christianity in Europe, what then is the motivation for intra-African Pentecostal/Charismatic movements in traversing national boundaries, with their distinctive version of the Christian faith, making Africa a theatre in which Christian missionaries are both sent and received? This thesis examines the intra-African missionary praxis of a highly influential Nigerian Pentecostal/Charismatic church, the Winners’ Chapel, and its accompanying power dynamics in Cameroon from 1996 to 2016. Using a qualitative research approach, the study examines the character of transnational Pentecostal/Charismatic movements in Africa, using Winners’ Chapel in Cameroon as a case study. After an investigation of the emergence of the church, the study examines the various strategies used to achieve and maintain control of the mother church in Nigeria over its daughter church in Cameroon, such as the deployment of Nigerian missionaries, the use of Nigerian-defined Winners’ Chapel tenets in Cameroon, the place of sermons and testimonies, and the role of the media. The thesis studies the conflicts of loyalty and contestations that emerge between Nigerian Winners’ Chapel missionaries to Cameroon and their Cameroonian colleagues in Cameroon. It concludes with an assessment of how far Winners’ Chapel can be said to contribute to the provision of social capital and empowerment in Cameroon. The findings in this study provide a significant and original contribution to the understanding of how power dynamics can operate within complex relationships between transnational Pentecostal/Charismatic actors (missionaries), and their receiving countries colleagues in the continent of Africa. It also contributes to the literature on African Pentecostalism but offers fresh insights into the encounters, contestations, and resistance that emerge between ‘founder-owners’ and recruited workers of intra-African Pentecostal/Charismatic Movements. By appropriating international relations concepts such as Joseph Nye’s ideas of ‘soft power’ and concepts in the sociology of religion such as Peggy Levitt’s ‘remittances’, popularised by Afe Adogame, the study potentially unveils the nexus between international relations, the sociology of religion and development within Pentecostalist transnational discourses in Africa.
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Joanoni, Neto Vitale [UNESP]. "Fronteiras da crença: da libertação ao carisma, a presença católica na cidade de Juina (1978-1998)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103188.
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Analisamos o processo colonizador do Estado de Mato Grosso, com foco privilegiado sobre a região noroeste do Estado, mais exatamente sobre Juina, pólo regional e primeira cidade surgida de um projeto estadual de colonização, e a Igreja Católica, mais especificamente a brasileira, mato-grossense e organizada segundo as influências dos movimentos leigos, tais como a Teologia da Libertação, as Comunidades Eclesiais de Base e a Renovação Carismática Católica, fixando-nos entre as décadas de 1970 e 1990. Visamos os pontos de convergência entre ambos os aspectos por nos auxiliarem na compreensão da sociedade juinense. Não tratamos do aspecto institucional, mas procuramos a visão do colono migrante católico. Isto resume, ou sintetiza nosso objetivo para este trabalho: analisar o uso feito da mensagem da igreja pelo fiel nessa região. Demonstrar que a aceitação ou rejeição desta ou daquela face da Igreja Católica, para além da influência da mídia ou de imposições do clero (ou mesmo institucionais), tem forte relação com as idiossincrasias da vida daqueles colonos que usam a religião como elemento comum, para a reconstrução da sua identidade. Para isso delineamos algumas reflexões sobre a Igreja Católica, a sua mensagem e a compreensão desta última pelos fiéis. Entendemos que se existe uma forte influência dos modelos propostos pelas autocompreensões da Igreja sobre o conjunto dos fiéis católicos, essa influência esbarra, ou mesmo, para nas reinterpretações elaboradas pelos fiéis sobre os discursos da Igreja. Em síntese, entre o ouvido do fiel e a boca da instituição há certamente espaço mais que suficiente para resignificações daquilo que se transmitiu. Assim o foi para com a Teologia da Libertação e a Renovação Carismática Católica. Em Juina encontramos ambos os movimento...
we analyze the colonizer Estado de Mato Grosso process, with focus privileged about Estado's northwest region, more exactly about Juina, regional and first polo city arisen of a state project of colonization, and the Catholic church, more specifically the Brazilian, mato-grossense and organized according to the influences of the lay actions, such as the Theology of Liberation, the Base Ecclesial Communities and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, fastening us between the 1970's and 1990's. We aim the convergence points between both the aspects for assist us in the comprehension of the society juinense. We do not care for the institutional aspect, but we search colonist's Catholic migrant vision. This summarizes, or it synthesizes our objective for this work: analyze the use done of the message of church by the faithful in this region. Demonstrate that the acceptance or rejection of this or of that side of the Catholic church, for besides the influence of the media or of impositions of the clergy (or even institutional), has strong relation with the idiosyncrasies of life of those colonists who use the religion as common element, for the reconstruction of your identity. For that delineate some reflections on the Catholic Church, your message and the comprehension of this last by the followers. We understand that there are a strong influence of the proposed models by self-comprehensions of Church on the set of the Catholic followers, this influence stumbles, or even, for in the new interpretations elaborated by the followers on the speeches of Church. In synthesis, between ear of the faithful and the mouth of the institution there is certainly space more than enough for new signification of that that was transmitted. Thus was to with the Theology of Liberation and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. In Juina find both movements... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below)
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Ngomane, Richard Mangayisi. "Leadership mentoring and succession in the Charismatic churches in Bushbuckridge : a critical assessment in the light of 2 Timothy 2 :1 - 3." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40194.
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This study investigated the state of leadership mentoring and succession planning in the Charismatic Churches in Bushbuckridge. In order to gain a full understanding of the Charismatic Movement which emerged in Bushbuckridge only four decades ago, it was necessary to trace its origin from the Azusa Street Revival which gave birth to Pentecostalism almost a century ago. The Charismatic Movement emerged as a distinct movement only five decades later following the birth of the Pentecostal Movement. The reviewed literature revealed that the Charismatic Movement is a child of the marriage between the Pentecostal Movement and traditional denominations. The main watermark distinction between the theologies of the two movements is based on the fact that the Pentecostal Movement emphasises speaking in tongues while the Charismatic Movement places emphasis on the manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
By virtue of their one-man-founder, Charismatic Churches are likely to experience the same leadership mentoring and succession problems that are common to family businesses. An assessment of leadership mentoring and succession practices in the business world proved that the concept has been researched, practiced, and perfected more in the secular world than in the world of religious and biblical studies. Although this study uncovered some exceptionally successful mentoring relationships in both the New and the Old Testaments, they do not provide details of what those who were involved in the mentoring relationships did for them to be successful. It is in the secular world that mentoring relationships, stages and models have been researched and practiced. It is when mentors and protégés are pared correctly and their relationships managed properly throughout all the mentoring stages that organisations can be assured of smooth leadership transitions. A triangulation of the qualitative and the quantitative methods was used to collect data in this study. On the qualitative side of the research, data was collected by means of interviews and focus group studies. Interviews with the apostolic fathers of the Charismatic Movement in South Africa raised a concern over the lack of leadership mentoring and succession programmes, especially amongst the younger generation of churches. The concern was confirmed in all the focus group studies which were conducted in Bushbuckridge.
The data which was collected from the qualitative side of the study provided a basis for the content of the questionnaire the researcher drew up for the quantitative side of the study. This side of the study contradicted the views of the participants in interviews and focus groups in that it reported that many Charismatic Churches in Bushbuckridge do in fact have leadership mentoring and succession programmes (85% and 72% respectively). The quantitative side of the study further revealed that education levels and gender have a statistically significant effect in leadership mentoring, while location does not.
The researcher suggests that the contradiction in the outcomes of the two research methods deserve a follow-up study. This study presents to Charismatic Church leaders in Bushbuckridge lessons drawn from the leadership mentoring and succession practices of both the biblical and secular worlds. This study would be incomplete without the bringing to the fore of an illustrative text in the 2 Timothy 2:1-3. Generally speaking, adherents in the Charismatic Churches read and interpret the bible as authoritative for faith and life. The participants‘ call for the introduction or/and enhancement of leadership mentoring and succession is therefore harnessed by the biblical message in 2 Timothy 2:1-3. Such model of leadership could serve as an important and significant form of discourse in Africa in the context of leadership.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Lee, Jonah J. "Developing a teaching of the Holy Spirit and the seminar of laying on of hands for those who are involved in a charismatic ministry at the Korean Ark Covenant Church." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2003. http://www.tren.com.
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McCutcheon, Anthony Michael. "Lay participation in the Church of England : a sociological study of the clergy-laity gap in 1990s Anglo-Catholic, Evangelical and Charismatic parishes in London." Thesis, London School of Economics and Political Science (University of London), 1995. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.307404.
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Sofiati, Flávio Munhoz. "Religião e juventude: os jovens carismáticos." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8132/tde-05022010-175056/.
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O objeto desta pesquisa de doutorado é o estudo da relação do pentecostalismo católico com sua juventude, sendo que o objetivo é analisar os aspectos gerais dos jovens carismáticos no intuito de: identificar os meios utilizados pela Renovação Carismática Católica para atrair o fiel; entender como se constitui a assimilação da formação religiosa desenvolvida no movimento. O trabalho enfatiza os aspectos sociológicos e históricos dos carismáticos, tendo como foco a juventude do \"Por Hoje Não vou mais pecar\" da Comunidade de Vida e Aliança Canção Nova. Dessa forma, o problema de pesquisa está relacionado ao processo de atraçãoformação desenvolvido por esse movimento católico e busca responder a três questões: Como a Renovação Carismática Católica percebe as dificuldades enfrentadas pela juventude em virtude da falta de perspectiva presente na sociedade atual? Como a experiência religiosa responde a essas dificuldades? Quais mudanças esse movimento produz na vida de sua juventude? O conceito de religião é entendido aqui na perspectiva weberiana, sendo empregados elementos da análise gramsciana que ajudam a ampliar o foco dessa problemática, pois dessa forma é possível associar as religiões aos movimentos históricos, inserindo-as na sociedade global. Dentre as principais conclusões, afirma-se que a juventude é evangelizada a partir de um roteiro bem definido, porém, com uma permanência provisória no movimento em virtude das disputas entre as esferas religiosa e erótica que leva a maioria dos jovens a um distanciamento das igrejas.The scope of this doctoral study is the relationship between Catholic Pentecostalism with its youth base, in particular the analysis of the general aspects of the charismatic youth for purposes of: identifying the means utilized by the Catholic Charismatic Renovation to attract followers and understanding how assimilation of religious education developed in the movement is carried out. This work emphasizes sociological and historical aspects of charismatic followers by focusing on the youth group \"Today I will No Longer Sin\" within the subgroups Life and Alliance Community New Chants (Canção Nova). In this manner, the problem addressed herein is related to the process of attraction-formation developed by this Catholic movement. Therefore, this study attempts to answer three questions: How does the Catholic Charismatic Renovation see the difficulties faced by the youth as a result of the lack of perspective in society today? How does the religious experience address these difficulties? What are the changes created by this movement in the life of its youth base? The Weberian concept of religion is employed in this study, in which elements of the Gramscian analysis are utilized to assist in broadening the scope of the questions herein. In this manner, religions can be associated to historical movements, thereby inserting them within the global society. One of the main conclusions reached is that the evangelization of the youth is based on a welldefined trajectory; this very youths participation in the movement, however, is temporary in nature due to disputes within religious and erotic spheres that drive most of them away from the churches.
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Gonzalez, Keila Patricia. "Renovação Carismática Católica : continuidades e rupturas no catolicismo brasileiro (1969-2005) /." Assis : [s.n.], 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93410.
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Orientador: Milton Carlos CostaBanca: Eduardo Basto de Albuquerque
Banca: Luís de Castro Campos Júnior
Resumo: O objetivo do presente trabalho foi compreender a trajetória histórica das práticas da Renovação Carismática Católica (RCC) no Brasil. Para tanto abordamos a relação entre a RCC e a hierarquia católica brasileira, focalizando nas práticas carismáticas os elementos que geraram tensão e os que possibilitaram a acomodação desse movimento no corpo eclesiástico. Também procuramos situar as práticas carismáticas no campo religioso para mapear as continuidades e as rupturas que têm instaurado no catolicismo brasileiro. Elas rompem com a tolerância católica em relação à vivência simultânea das práticas do catolicismo e das práticas de outras religiões, exigindo do adepto uma adesão exclusiva; mas continuam apresentando em sua constituição a possessão e o transe, recorrentes no campo religioso brasileiro. Este estudo aborda ainda as estratégias da RCC na televisão, que se contrapõem aos valores seculares transmitidos pelas emissoras de televisão comerciais e à ofensiva eletrônica das igrejas pentecostais.
Abstract: This study aim was to comprehend the historical trajectory of the Catholic Charismatic Renovation (RCC) in Brazil. It was analyzed the relation between the RCC and the catholic Brazilian hierarchy, focusing in the charismatic practices the elements that promoted tension and the ones that made possible the accommodation of this movement in the ecclesiastic body. It was also intended to locate the charismatic practices in the religion field to catalogue he continuities and the ruptures that they have established in the Brazilian Catholicism. The charismatic practices violate with the catholic tolerance related to the simultaneous existence of the Catholicism and other religious practices, demanding of the disciple an exclusive adhesion; but they continue showing in their constitution the possession and the transe, extremely usual in the religious Brazilian field. It was also examined the strategies of he RCC in television, which opposed to the secular values broadcasted by merchandise television channels and the Pentecostal Churches electronics offensive.
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Sundberg, Dianne. "Exploring the consequences of perceptions of the divine, and the church, in the making of self-identity: a case study of congregants from Roman Catholic and Charismatic communities in East London, South Africa." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003086.
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This thesis explores the impact and consequences of the teachings of the church, perceptions of The Divine [God] and of Mary, in the making of personal identity. In spite of secularisation and the prediction that the church would collapse in the face of modern science, recent evidence suggests that - in its various forms - religion, and belief in a higher power remain important and potentially powerful aspects in society. A foundation stone of the Christian faith is the doctrine of Imago Dei: humanity created in the image of The Divine. Although not male, The Divine is repeatedly spoken of - and addressed - in anthropomorphic masculine terms, but perceived in gender-specific stereotypical terms. Alongside The Divine - in the Roman Catholic Church - is Mary, the mother of Jesus. She is spoken of in feminine terms, but is also perceived in gender-specific stereotypical terms. Although not officially considered to be divine, Mary fulfils important needs in the life of the believer and it is in this context that her influence is evaluated. The role of the church as a community - and social institution - is also explored, based on Giddens’ theories of identity development. Belonging to a church community can provide a context for relationship, continuity, and trust. However, this potentially positive environment can have negative implications on self-identity in that restrictions on self-expression and personal choice can be as limiting as the sense of belonging is liberating. The patriarchal nature of the church is deemed to be of immense relevance. In order to establish the role of the church, The Divine, and Mary in the making of self-identity, in-depth interviews were conducted with twelve research participants belonging to Charismatic and Roman Catholic congregations, and Giddens’ criteria for self-identity development was used as the standard for evaluating participants’ personal sense of self-identity. Explored from the perspective of feminist theology, the findings of this qualitative research project suggest that it is more than gender language regarding The Divine that affects the agent’s perception of The Divine, and that the role of the church in identity formation is not uniform in its influence. It also concludes that perceptions of Mary can be influential in the development of selfidentity.
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Gonzalez, Keila Patricia [UNESP]. "Renovação Carismática Católica: continuidades e rupturas no catolicismo brasileiro (1969-2005)." Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/93410.
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O objetivo do presente trabalho foi compreender a trajetória histórica das práticas da Renovação Carismática Católica (RCC) no Brasil. Para tanto abordamos a relação entre a RCC e a hierarquia católica brasileira, focalizando nas práticas carismáticas os elementos que geraram tensão e os que possibilitaram a acomodação desse movimento no corpo eclesiástico. Também procuramos situar as práticas carismáticas no campo religioso para mapear as continuidades e as rupturas que têm instaurado no catolicismo brasileiro. Elas rompem com a tolerância católica em relação à vivência simultânea das práticas do catolicismo e das práticas de outras religiões, exigindo do adepto uma adesão exclusiva; mas continuam apresentando em sua constituição a possessão e o transe, recorrentes no campo religioso brasileiro. Este estudo aborda ainda as estratégias da RCC na televisão, que se contrapõem aos valores seculares transmitidos pelas emissoras de televisão comerciais e à ofensiva eletrônica das igrejas pentecostais.
This study aim was to comprehend the historical trajectory of the Catholic Charismatic Renovation (RCC) in Brazil. It was analyzed the relation between the RCC and the catholic Brazilian hierarchy, focusing in the charismatic practices the elements that promoted tension and the ones that made possible the accommodation of this movement in the ecclesiastic body. It was also intended to locate the charismatic practices in the religion field to catalogue he continuities and the ruptures that they have established in the Brazilian Catholicism. The charismatic practices violate with the catholic tolerance related to the simultaneous existence of the Catholicism and other religious practices, demanding of the disciple an exclusive adhesion; but they continue showing in their constitution the possession and the transe, extremely usual in the religious Brazilian field. It was also examined the strategies of he RCC in television, which opposed to the secular values broadcasted by merchandise television channels and the Pentecostal Churches electronics offensive.
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Åhman, Bertil. "Daniel Ndoundou : Väckelseledare i den Evangeliska Kyrkan i Kongo." Doctoral thesis, Uppsala universitet, Svenska Institutet för Missionsforskning, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-212634.
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Daniel Ndoundou (1911 – 1986) was born in the southern part of French Equatorial Africa, close to the border of the Belgian Congo. At an early age he joined the Swe-dish protestant mission. As a young man he began to work as an evangelist and in 1946 he was ordained pastor. The following year a spiritual revival started and soon Daniel Ndou¬ndou became its leader, a position he held for the rest of his life. The aim of this thesis was to describe and analyse how Daniel Ndoundou carried out his ministry as a revival leader in the intersection between traditional beliefs and the new religion introduced by the protestant missionaries. He experienced the pro-cess of his country gaining its independence and the founding of the autonomous Evangelical Church of Congo. As a well-known counsellor and healer he received many pilgrims at his home. During revival meetings he sometimes preached to thou-sands of people. He had to take a stand on different movements of political and religious character that emerged especially during the colonial era. The thesis shows that the doctrines adopted by Daniel Ndoundou were close to those of the missionaries. However, he sometimes accepted and applied practices that were seen as controversial by his Church leaders. This was particularly evident when he invited people to the “Pool of Siloam” where he organized ritual baths for healing. The thesis also describes the legacy left by Daniel Ndoundou namely how the Evangelical Church of Congo manages the revival almost 30 years after his death. Many charismatic Christians play an important role and for the local pastor they are sometimes difficult to handle. The void left by Daniel Ndoundou is strongly felt by many church members since he was seen as the authority in matters relating to spiritual gifts.
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Joanoni, Neto Vitale. "Fronteiras da crença : da libertação ao carisma, a presença católica na cidade de Juina (1978-1998) /." Assis : [s.n.], 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/11449/103188.
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Orientador: Eduardo Basto de AlbuquerqueBanca: José Oscar Beozzo
Banca: Kátia Maria Abud
Banca: Mauro Galetti Rodrigues
Banca: Áureo Busseto
Resumo: Analisamos o processo colonizador do Estado de Mato Grosso, com foco privilegiado sobre a região noroeste do Estado, mais exatamente sobre Juina, pólo regional e primeira cidade surgida de um projeto estadual de colonização, e a Igreja Católica, mais especificamente a brasileira, mato-grossense e organizada segundo as influências dos movimentos leigos, tais como a Teologia da Libertação, as Comunidades Eclesiais de Base e a Renovação Carismática Católica, fixando-nos entre as décadas de 1970 e 1990. Visamos os pontos de convergência entre ambos os aspectos por nos auxiliarem na compreensão da sociedade juinense. Não tratamos do aspecto institucional, mas procuramos a visão do colono migrante católico. Isto resume, ou sintetiza nosso objetivo para este trabalho: analisar o uso feito da mensagem da igreja pelo fiel nessa região. Demonstrar que a aceitação ou rejeição desta ou daquela face da Igreja Católica, para além da influência da mídia ou de imposições do clero (ou mesmo institucionais), tem forte relação com as idiossincrasias da vida daqueles colonos que usam a religião como elemento comum, para a reconstrução da sua identidade. Para isso delineamos algumas reflexões sobre a Igreja Católica, a sua mensagem e a compreensão desta última pelos fiéis. Entendemos que se existe uma forte influência dos modelos propostos pelas autocompreensões da Igreja sobre o conjunto dos fiéis católicos, essa influência esbarra, ou mesmo, para nas reinterpretações elaboradas pelos fiéis sobre os discursos da Igreja. Em síntese, entre o ouvido do fiel e a boca da instituição há certamente espaço mais que suficiente para resignificações daquilo que se transmitiu. Assim o foi para com a Teologia da Libertação e a Renovação Carismática Católica. Em Juina encontramos ambos os movimento... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo)
Abstract: we analyze the colonizer Estado de Mato Grosso process, with focus privileged about Estado's northwest region, more exactly about Juina, regional and first polo city arisen of a state project of colonization, and the Catholic church, more specifically the Brazilian, mato-grossense and organized according to the influences of the lay actions, such as the Theology of Liberation, the Base Ecclesial Communities and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, fastening us between the 1970's and 1990's. We aim the convergence points between both the aspects for assist us in the comprehension of the society juinense. We do not care for the institutional aspect, but we search colonist's Catholic migrant vision. This summarizes, or it synthesizes our objective for this work: analyze the use done of the message of church by the faithful in this region. Demonstrate that the acceptance or rejection of this or of that side of the Catholic church, for besides the influence of the media or of impositions of the clergy (or even institutional), has strong relation with the idiosyncrasies of life of those colonists who use the religion as common element, for the reconstruction of your identity. For that delineate some reflections on the Catholic Church, your message and the comprehension of this last by the followers. We understand that there are a strong influence of the proposed models by self-comprehensions of Church on the set of the Catholic followers, this influence stumbles, or even, for in the new interpretations elaborated by the followers on the speeches of Church. In synthesis, between ear of the faithful and the mouth of the institution there is certainly space more than enough for new signification of that that was transmitted. Thus was to with the Theology of Liberation and the Catholic Charismatic Renewal. In Juina find both movements... (Complete abstract, click electronic access below)
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Hong, Young-Gi. "Charismatic leadership in Korean mega-churches." Thesis, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.421096.
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Wier, Andrew Peter. "Tensions in charismatic-evangelical urban practice : towards a practical charismatic-evangelical urban social ethic." Thesis, University of Chester, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10034/311004.
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The past fifteen years have witnessed a growing engagement with disadvantaged urban neighbourhoods on the part of UK charismatic-evangelical churches. Yet this has received little attention within previous academic studies across a variety of disciplines (voluntary sector studies; the sociology of religion; Christian social ethics; and evangelical, charismatic and Pentecostal theology). In addressing these gaps, this study achieves two main purposes. Firstly, it enables greater understanding of charismatic-evangelical motivation and urban practice. Secondly, it reflects theologically on such motivation and practice, and articulates a distinctive practical charismatic-evangelical urban social ethic. To do this, the study drew on models of practical theology to integrate qualitative research with theological reflection. Given the under-researched nature of the subject area, an exploratory, inductive, and multi-method research approach was chosen. This combined an ethnographic study of a charismatic-evangelical urban church with focus groups in a further three charismatic-evangelical churches. Analysis of the qualitative data gathered led to the identification of six tensions that characterise contemporary charismatic-evangelical urban practice. An engagement with other bodies of literature then found that all six tensions have some resonance with the findings of previous research in voluntary sector studies and the sociology of religion. However, it also revealed that the experience of UK charismatic-evangelical urban churches challenges certain established understandings in these disciplines. The task of (more explicit) theological reflection involved a series of facilitated dialogues between charismatic-evangelical urban practice and theoretical approaches to Christian social ethics. These dialogues then led on to an attempt to construct a distinctive practical charismatic-evangelical urban social ethic. This is presented as a creative response to the tensions encountered in charismatic-evangelical urban practice that is both consistent with charismatic-evangelical convictions and open to insights from other traditions. The thesis makes two main contributions to academic knowledge. Firstly, it brings a greater understanding of charismatic-evangelical urban practice to the disciplines of voluntary sector studies and the sociology of religion. Secondly, it represents both a contribution and a challenge to established theoretical perspectives in Christian social ethics and evangelical theology. Contributing as it does to a variety of academic disciplines, as well as enhancing institutional and professional knowledge, this is a not a prepositional thesis, but a foundational one. As such, it opens up a new field of enquiry and sets out theoretical conceptions intended to provoke further scholarly enquiry and reflective practice.
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Sales, Lilian Maria Pinto. "Aparições de Nossa Senhora: mensagens e peregrinações na contemporaneidade." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/8/8134/tde-24092009-114043/.
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Realizamos neste trabalho uma análise das aparições de Nossa Senhora no Brasil, buscando compreender o processo social e simbólico que sustenta a formação de convicções coletivas em torno das aparições que sempre tem seu início em testemunhos pessoais sobre visões de Nossa Senhora. Para isso partimos do estudo de caso realizado nas aparições de Maria na cidade de Jacareí, interior de São Paulo. Demonstramos o processo de construção destas manifestações, em que fatores de diferente ordem se mostraram fundamentais. Entre eles destacamos: as relações e conexões estabelecidas entre os atores e grupos envolvidos inserindo a aparição numa rede de manifestações marianas -; a peregrinação entre elas; a centralidade do movimento católica Renovação Carismática na organização dos eventos, disseminação de idéias e práticas e na modelagem simbólica dos fenômenos -; o papel desempenhado pela Igreja Católica na produção de idéias e crenças que servem como fonte de legitimidade para as aparições -; a modelagem simbólica das aparições fundamental para a atribuição de legitimidade ao fenômeno -, e a presença de elementos simbólicos de longa duração. Cada um desses temas foi desenvolvido ao longo dos quatro capítulos que compõem essa tese.The thesis analyses Our Ladys appearances in Brazil, trying to understand the social and symbolic process supporting the creation of collective beliefs about these appearances, a process that always start with personal witness about the appearances of Our Lady. In order to analyze that, we realize a case study in the city of Jacareí, São Paulo state. The thesis reveals the process in which these appearances occur, where different factors are fundamental. Among them we shall focus: 1) the relations and connections involving individuals and groups, inserting the apparitions in a net of Mary´s demonstrations, like pilgrimages; 2) the Catholic Church role in the production of ideas and beliefs which give legitimacy to the appearances; 3) the symbolic molding of theses appearances, which are fundamental to that legitimacy; 4) the presence of long terms symbolic elements. Each one of these topics was developed in a separate chapter.
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Mpofu, Sifiso. "The ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement and the growth of Zimbabwean Christianity : faith or economic response?" Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/40279.
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This thesis is an historical analytical investigation and theological analysis
of the fundamental trends of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement and
the growth of Zimbabwean Christianity. In an attempt to understand the
appealing and growth factors of this religious movement in the Zimbabwean
Church scene, the research focuses on the trends and behaviour of the
Third Wave Religious Right Movement in Zimbabwe and the critical aspect of
how this religious movement communicates the Christian faith to its
audience. A critical thrust of the study is the question of whether the
disciples of the charismatic movement are motivated by faith or economic
factors which may ultimately not be the authentic summons of the gospel of
Jesus Christ. The research addresses fears and suspicions of many
Christians who are caught up between faith and fear response to the
proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by the New Religious Right
Movements, particularly in Zimbabwe.
The hypothetical statement of this work is that there seems to be a subtle
reconstruction identity in the theology of the “Third Wave” Religious Right
Movement as is clearly manifested through the maneuverings of Christians
from the ‘traditional churches’ to these ‘newer charismatic churches in
trends which reflect the changing religious geography and the face of African
Christianity in general and Zimbabwean Christianity in particular. The
research explores the nature, impact and significance of the post – modern ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement in Zimbabwean society in particular.
The identity and nature of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement in its
historical perspective discussed by means of identifying and analyzing the
characteristics of this movement and its theological perspectives as well as
discussing the factors that promote the growth of the movement in the
context of Missio Dei (God’s Mission) and the society in general. Critical to
this type of Christianity are the images of power and prosperity which are
understood as signs of faith. The impact and effects of this type of faith
expression in the socio-political landscape is fully explored.
The primary methodology in this study is the historical critical method
complimented by oral historiography. Both primary and secondary sources
are utilized in this research in a holistic framework for analyzing the
historical trends as they unfold in the context of religious declarations and
transformations that are part of the phenomenon under investigation. The
study observes the translation model of evangelization in the unfolding
discourse of the ‘Third Wave’ Religious Right Movement.
The study ultimately reveals how people’s economic fears and hopes in the
midst of life’s challenges draw them toward religious movements which
promise to positively promote a glorious life with practical results being
realized “here and now”. This study has clearly exposed how religion,
specifically charismatic Christianity, is seen as a package of an abundant life in the context of humanity’s needs and challenges. There is a clear obsession, in the charismatic New Religious Right Movement, with wealth
and health as pedestals of salvation and a faithful Christian life.
Surprisingly, there is very little reference to moral and ethical issues from
the charismatic prophets who are the founders of these New Right
Movements. The research notes that the interests of these newer right
movements are in prosperity and health: “signs of being saved and blessed”.
Lack of economic success is blamed on demons which also causes poor
health hence the need to denounce the powers of Satan and engage on “the
heavenly gear”. Such teachings have conditioned the prospective converts to
seek after material benefits and values as critical aspects of the meaning of
salvation and the mission of Christ.
The study further reveals that the ‘Third Wave Religious Right Movement
promotes a subtle way of making disciples instead of the traditional way of
faith response to the gospel proclamation. But does this charismatic
religious life have any relevance to our human situation today? The seven
compelling chapters of this study have tackled this question and many
others, pointing the way to an authentic Christian mission that is alive and
relevant to the meaning of salvation in the context of orthodox Christianity.
This study concludes that the Church is a catalyst which carries the keys of
salvation to bring meaning and solutions to the varied human fears and
failures that characterise the temporary nature of human existence. But in
doing so; the Church must act in spirit of orthodox Christianity which is the
sine qua non of salvation.Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Park, Sung Kyu. "Spirituality of Kenyan pastors a practical theological study of Kikuyu PCEA pastors in Nairobi /." Thesis, Pretoria : [S.n.], 2008. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-10312008-121143/.
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Thompson, Linda J. "New churches in Britain and Ireland." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.325994.
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Morgan, Curt. "Toward a strategy to bridge the divide between evangelicals and charismatics in the church of New York's Capital Region." Theological Research Exchange Network (TREN), 2000. http://www.tren.com.
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Simantoto, Mafuta Apollinaire-Sam. "Les femmes pasteurs et prophétesses dans les Églises pentecôtistes congolaises : enjeux d'autorité, représentations et rapports de genre." Thesis, Strasbourg, 2018. http://www.theses.fr/2018STRAG024/document.
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Cette thèse s’appuie sur une approche empirique et épistémologique qualitative basée sur des entretiens semi-directifs, un questionnaire auto-administré et une observation ethnographique. Elle est construite à partir de l’analyse des rapports sociaux de genre dans les représentations des femmes au sein des Églises pentecôtistes congolaises. En interrogeant différentes trajectoires de vie, d’engagement et de vocation pastorale et/ou épiscopale des femmes, elle cherche à comprendre comment articuler à la fois la dimension genrée et le désir des femmes d’exercer une profession historiquement conjuguée au masculin dont l’accès leur avait été longtemps fermé. Si, dans l’économie du temps qui court, être pasteur dans cette religion d’éveil apparaît comme un ascenseur social ou une élévation qui nourrissent l’ambition à l’acquisition de la prospérité matérielle et spirituelle, le pastorat exercé au féminin pose une série d’interrogations : comment interpréter la facilité avec laquelle on devient pasteur en République Démocratique du Congo ? De quelle manière définir le rôle actuel des femmes qui exercent le métier de pasteur ou d’évêque ? Comment penser la tension permanente entre la visibilité du travail des femmes à travers l’exercice de la profession religieuse au sein du pentecôtisme et la prégnance des stéréotypes liés à leur supposée subalternation ou à l’incompatibilité du corps féminin à des fonctions de direction restées longtemps le pré carré des clercs masculins ? Comment conjuguent-elles foi, féminité, leadership et compétences professionnelles face aux défis actuels de la société en mutation ? Comment se définissent les rôles de pasteurs ou d’évêques lorsqu’ils se déclinent au féminin ? La fonction hiératique se modifie-t-elle dans ce cas de figure ? Quelles sont les nouvelles dimensions de l’exercice de la profession religieuse ? Sont-elles sociales, familiales, se réfèrent-elles à l’intimité personnelle ou à une nouvelle dimension du sacré ? Autant de questions auxquelles tente de répondre cette réflexion qui, par ailleurs, montre de nouvelles dimensions de l’exercice de la profession religieuse par le biais des femmes et apporte de nouvelles indications sur les changements religieux qui se sont opérés ces dernières années en Afrique noire en général et en RD Congo en particulierThis PhD is based on a qualitative, empirical and epistemological approach relied on interviews, self-administered questionnaire and ethnographic observation. The analysis of gender relationships and representations of female pastoral labor in the Pentecostal churches is the main topic of this research. We are looking for life stories items and commitment in a pastoral or episcopal female vocation inasmuch to understand gendered dimension and the motives of the young ladies to look for such a well known male profession for which they have been banned for centuries. This religion of the Reborn seems to give an opportunity for climbing the social ladder and awakens the desire for material goods and spiritual prosperity. Many questions are at stake with the female pastoral vocation. How to interpret the ease with which one becomes a pastor (how shall we figure out) the fact that it is very easy to become a pastor in the Democratic Republic of Congo ? How to define the current female role of pastors or bishops ? How to understand the permanent tension between the female vocation, the social stereotypes and the linked body alienation ? Although, they must have leadership roles that have always been the privilege of the male clerics ? Facing the current challenges of a changing society, how do they combine faith, femininity, leadership and professional skills ? What are the roles of pastors and bishops when they belong to the female sex ? Does the hieratic function change in this case ? What are the new dimensions of the religious profession practice ? Are they more concerned with social or family issues ? Do they refer to personal intimacy or to a new dimension of the sacred ? This PhD is trying to answer all these questions. It shows moreover new faces of the religious profession practice through the coming out of female pastors and bishops. It provides new indications regarding the religious changes that have taken place in recent years in Sub- Saharan Africa in general and in DR Congo in particular
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Stewart, Anna Rose. "Gender, faith, and storytelling : an ethnography of the charismatic Internet." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2013. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/45226/.
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Although early predictions that an emerging 'cyberspace' could exist in separation from offline life have been largely discarded, anthropological studies of the internet have continued to find notions of 'virtual reality' relevant as individuals use these technologies to fulfil the "pledges they have already made" (Boellstorff, 2008; Miller & Slater, 2001: 19) about their own selfhood and their place in the world. There are parallels between this concept of 'virtual reality' and the on-going spiritual labour of Charismatic Christians in the UK, who seek in the context of a secularising nation to maintain a sense of presence in the “coming Kingdom” of God. The everyday production of this expanded spiritual context depends to a large extend on verbal genres that are highly gendered. For women, declarations of faith are often tied to domestic settings, personal narratives, and the unspoken testimony of daily life (e.g. Lawless, 1988; Griffith, 1997). The technologies of the internet, whose emerging genres challenge boundaries between personal and social, public and private, can cast a greater illumination on this inward-focused labour. This doctoral thesis is based on ethnographic research in four Charismatic Evangelical congregations and examination of the online practices of churchgoers. I have found that the use of the internet by Charismatic Christian women fits with wider religious preoccupations and patterns of ritual practice. Words posted through Facebook, blogs, Twitter, and other online platforms come to resemble in their form as well as their content Christian narratives of a life with meaning.
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Young-gi, Hong. "Dynamism and dilemma : the nature of charismatic pastoral leadership in the Korean mega-churches." Thesis, Oxford Centre for Mission Studies, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.431891.
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Aubourg, Valérie. "L'Église à l'épreuve du Pentecôtisme : une expérience religieuse à l'île de la Réunion." Thesis, La Réunion, 2011. http://www.theses.fr/2011LARE0004/document.
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À l'île de La Réunion, les mouvements pentecôtistes-charismatiques se développent depuis une quarantaine d’années. L'importance particulière qu'ils accordent à l'émotion religieuse exerce un rôle pivot dans leur capacité d'attraction. Favorisant les preuves tangibles de l'agir divin au détriment des dogmes, ils concourent à l'imprécision des croyances et à la fluidification des itinéraires religieux, ils contribuent à la poussée des individualismes religieux, ils encouragent la scissiparité ecclésiale. En ces différents éléments, ils mettent l'Église à l'épreuve. Néanmoins, une analyse fouillée de cette mouvance en société créole conduit à interroger cette relativisation des institutions, de la tradition, des médiations, dont elle se prévaut. Une enquête de terrain et le recueil d'entretiens mettent en lumière plusieurs facteurs paraissant construire l'expérience religieuse de type émotionnel : - la situation socio-historique insulaire tout d'abord, ainsi que les dynamiques religieuses qui ont contribué à la formation de groupements pentecôtistes et charismatiques concurrents suffisamment distincts pour ne pas être assimilés à un même milieu ; - les groupes auxquels les fidèles adhèrent ensuite qui codifient leurs pratiques et fabriquent leur « virtuosité » religieuse ; - le temps enfin, en vertu duquel l'itinéraire des individus enregistre différentes phases d'intensité variable. De ce fait, l'expérience religieuse est loin de rimer exclusivement avec effervescence, immédiateté, malléabilité. Elle comporte aussi sa part de régulation, de socialisation, de transmission. C'est au cœur de cette dialectique que s'inscrit cette étude en terre réunionnaiseIn Reunion Island, pentecostal and charismatic movements have been developing for forty years and their emotional aspect plays a pivotal role in their power of attraction. Encouraging tangible evidence of God’s actions at the expense of dogmas, they contribute to the imprecision of beliefs and the dispersion of religious itineraries, lead to an increase in individualism and encourage a tendency to scission in the Church. Because of all this, they put the church to the test. Nevertheless, an in-depth analysis of these movements in Creole society leads us to question the erosion of institutions, traditions and mediations it relies on. Organising a field survey and conducting interviews has made it possible to highlight several factors which seem to inspire religious experience of an emotional kind.- First, the socio-historical situation of the island, and the religious dynamics that have contributed to the formation of competing pentecostal and charismatic groups which are too different to be treated as part of the same environment.- Then, the groups joined by the faithful, which codify their practices and create their religious « virtuosity »- Finally time, because of which individuals itineraries show different phases of varying intensity. So, religious experience is far from being synonymous exclusively with excitement, immediacy and malleability. Control, socialization and transmission are also important part of it. This study conducted in Reunion Island is at the very heart of this dialectic
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Asare, Kofi. "Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in video films : audience reception and appropriation in Ghana and the UK." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/8903.
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Religion has become one of the central themes in the Ghanaian/Nigerian video film industry. The portrayal of religious elements which mirrors the religious dynamics of the audience has been attributed partly to the success and popularity of the films. The video films have also excited religious passions as well as criticisms. The heart of the debate, as the existing studies indicate, is how the various religious traditions (often, Christianity and Indigenous religions) are represented in the video films. Whereas some scholars opine that Christianity, especially Pentecostal-Charismatic Churches are frequently privileged, others contend that the religious delineation in the video films reflect experiential issues; the churches are portrayed in line with the niche, positive or otherwise, that they have created for themselves which is well known to producers and the consumers. This study examines the religious constructs in the Ghanaian/Nigerian video films phenomenon. The main focus is an investigation into audience reception of the video films, particularly among the members of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in Ghana and the UK. It also explores the appropriation of the religious elements in general and Pentecostal-Charismatic narratives in selected video films. An ethnographic research method, comprising mainly of textual analysis of selected video films; participant observation and qualitative interviews, was used to draw comparative insights from a cross section of members of Action Chapel International and Word Miracle International churches in Accra and London. This thesis contributes to the on-going discourse on the Ghanaian/Nigerian video films and Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity partly popularized by Birgit Meyer and Afe Adogame. Hall’s Encoding/Decoding theoretical framework is used to explore the reception while the Uses and Gratifications theory is also adopted to examine the appropriation of the religious constructs in the Ghanaian/Nigerian video films. Notwithstanding the fluid representations of various religious traditions in Ghanaian/Nigerian video films, the findings show that the reception and uses of the religious narratives in the films by the audience comprise of a synthesis of full embrace on one hand and scepticism on the other. It was found that beyond entertainment, majority of the audience who were members of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity focus on the religious significance of the video films. Yet, most pastors and leaders in these churches were not comfortable recommending the video films as a good partner in the religious lives of their members. As this thesis focused on only Pentecostal-Charismatic audience, further research on members of other Christian denominations or religions regarding their self-representation in the video films is recommended. This will help to establish if the reception pattern of other religious groups is complex or linked directly with the portrayal trend of one’s religion.
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Van, Staden Neeltje. "Gereformeerd én charismaties? : 'n liturgiese ondersoek na kontemporêre tendense in die Nederduitse Gereformeerde Kerk." Thesis, Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/3480.
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Thesis (MDiv (Practical Theology and Missiology))--University of Stellenbosch, 2007.In the postmodern times people’s world changed a lot. A lot of sociological and ecclesiological paradigm shifts took place. These shifts weren’t limited to one area. Globalisation caused these shifts to take place the world over. During modernism the emphasis was mainly on knowledge and the cognitive aspect of man. Now the emphasis shifted to experience. The media provides in this need. Television, films and the internet are focused on giving an experience. The question is what influence these changes have on the church and what people want from the church. The answer is simple. People want an experience of God. The Dutch Reformed Church’s (DRC) emphasis on a rational understanding of God which crystalises in the preaching of the Word which takes a central role in the worship service, does not provide in people’s needs anymore and is out of touch with the experiences of everyday. The hypothesis is as follows: a rediscovery of the essence of reformed liturgy as continuing reforming liturgy has the potential to find a way between the extremes of set traditionalism and irresponsible experimenting where people of our generation can come home and find liturgical guidance for life.
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Anim, Emmanuel Kwesi. "Who wants to be a millionaire? : An analysis of prosperity teaching in the charismatic ministries (Churches) in Ghana and its wider impact." Thesis, Open University, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.270092.
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Veiga, Flávio Cavalcante. "Eleitos em nome de Deus: a presença de líderes e representantes de instituições religiosas nas legislaturas alagoanas, na primeira década do século XXI." Universidade Católica de Pernambuco, 2017. http://www.unicap.br/tede//tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=1288.
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O propósito dessa dissertação é investigar a presença ascendente de
representantes do pentecostalismo evangélico e dos católicos carismáticos nas legislaturas alagoanas, a partir dos anos de 1990, consolidando-se na primeira década do século XXI. Refletimos as repercussões políticas da intensa movimentação no campo religioso brasileiro a partir de 1980, provocado pelo crescimento das doutrinas evangélicas pentecostais e da reação dos católicos carismáticos. Buscamos compreender a estratégias religiosas e políticas desses
segmentos na busca por mais espaço na sociedade, e na arena política. Nesse cenário representantes e líderes dessas doutrinas religiosas passam a transitar entre o púlpito da igreja e o plenário das casas legislativas. Realidade essa também presente em Alagoas, onde parlamentares evangélicos e católicos apresentam uma agenda comprometida com o assistencialismo social e projetos políticos assentados na moral-cristã. Na década de 1990, no contexto das políticas neoliberais, Alagoas, que historicamente apresentava graves índices socioeconômicos, mergulhou numa crise política sem precedentes atingindo o executivo estadual e, diretamente, as
oligarquias tradicionais agrárias ali representadas. No legislativo, abriu espaço para novos personagens que já se destacavam com um forte trabalho assistencial e doutrinário por meio de iniciativas próprias, ou interligadas as suas respectivas igrejas. Esses personagens, suas trajetórias pessoais, políticas e religiosas e o
panorama histórico desses acontecimentos configuram essa pesquisa. Vale salientar que na elaboração desse trabalho recorremos às fontes bibliográficas e documentais: nos apoiamos nos postulados teóricos de Joanildo Burity, Leonildo de Campos, Paul Freston, René Remond e André Cellard.This dissertation purpose is to research the ascendant presence of evangelical Pentecostalism and charismatic Catholics representatives in Alagoas legislatures, beginning in the 1990s and consolidating in the first decade of 21st century. We reflect on the political repercussions of the intense movement in the Brazilian religious field since 1980, provoked by the growth of Pentecostal evangelical doctrines and by the reaction of charismatic Catholics. Seeking to understand the religious and political strategies of these segments in the search for more space in society and in the political arena. In this scenario, representatives and leaders of these religious doctrines pass between the church pulpit and the legislatives houses plenary. This reality is also present in Alagoas, where evangelical and Catholic parliamentarians present an agenda committed to social assistance and political projects based on Christian morality. In the 1990s, in the neoliberal policies context, Alagoas, which historically had severe socioeconomic indexes, plunged into an unprecedented economic and social crisis, affecting the state executive and directly affecting the traditional agrarian oligarchies represented there. In the legislative, a new space was open for new characters that had already stood out with a strong welfare and doctrinal work through their own initiatives, or interconnected by their respective Churches. These characters, their personal, political and religious trajectories, and the historical panorama of these events configure this research. It is noteworthy that in preparation for work we rely in bibliographical and documentary sources: we support the theoretical postulates of Joanildo Burity, Leonildo de Campos, Paul Freston, René Remond and André Cellard.
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De, Wet Chris Len. "The homilies of John Chrysostom on 1 Corinthians 12 a model of Antiochene exegesis on the charismata /." Diss., Pretoria : [S.n.], 2007. http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-07222008-165019/.
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Vermeulen, Jan Jurie. "Leiers wat dien en bédien. ‘n Eksegetiese ondersoek na leierskap in die Pauliniese briewe (Afrikaans)." Thesis, University of Pretoria, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/25208.
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This research is both an exegetical study of relevant pericopes, as well as the exegesis of a theological theme, viz, the leadership of the Pauline churches. Chapter one elucidates on the motivation for this research (like the fundamental importance of leadership, the continued lack of clarity with regard to the form and function of Pauline leadership), as well as giving a history of research done on the subject. Prominent issues come into focus from this history of the research done, which function as the basis for the questions asked in the remainder of the study. The main questions involve the following: -- The identification of the Pauline church’s leadership structure. -- The identification of cultural antecedents that functioned as a ‘gene-pool’ for the leadership and ministry structures of the Pauline churches. -- The dynamic between charism and office. -- The unique essence of the Pauline ministry, as well as Pauline authority. -- The relevance of the Pauline leadership structures and ministries for today’s church. The method of research includes three important perspectives that will be utilized to elucidate and interpret the relevant pericopes. These perspectives include the following: -- The influence of the world of the early Christians (viz, their social values, political structures and the ‘oikos’); -- the theological (religious) traditions in which Christians (especially Paul) grew up (viz, Judaism[s], ‘collegiae’ and hellenistic religions), and that exerted a conscious, as well as an unconscious influence upon early Christians and church leaders; -- the dynamic influence of the Holy Spirit (pneumatological factor), by virtue of the fact that the church is more than a social phenomenon - it is also a supernatural entity. For this reason, I am convinced that when we read the history of the church, we probably are witnesses of the unfolding of a pneumatological plan with regard to the form as well as the leadership of the Pauline churches, carefully executed by the Holy Spirit. This research considers the social dimensions of the community that hosted the Pauline churches (chapters two and three) - a critical key towards gaining an understanding of the leadership structures of the Pauline churches. This aspect suffered neglect in the past, which resulted in anacronistic readings and conclusions which had little or no moorings in the texts themselves (eg the so-called chronological view, as well as interpreting New Testament ministries in terms of modern church offices). Because of this, there is a constant focus upon the world of the texts in this research, and the powerful influences exerted by cultural factors (both secular and religious) upon the Pauline churches. The pericopes that come under scrutiny (chapters four to six) are 1 Corinthians 12-13; Ephesians 4:11-13; 1 Timothy 3:1-13 and Titus 1:5-9. This research confirms the powerful influences of the above-mentioned cultural forces and religious antecedents. Closer examination reveals the absence of so-called, ‘direct debts’ between the early church and it’s social and religious environment. It would probably be more correct to speak of a general analogical resemblance between the two. Chapter seven presents a summary of the conclusions reached by way of the exegesis, as well as a presentation of principles (dimensions) that can serve as guidelines (directives) for modern church leadership. These guidelines are based upon the exegesis of Paul’s letters and the experience of the Pauline churches. The study concludes with a proposed definition of a Pauline leader that includes all these principles (dimensions), gleaned from the pericopes.Thesis (PhD (New Testament Studies))--University of Pretoria, 2002.
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