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Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa - A new hermeneutic for nonviolence (Paperback)
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Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa - A new hermeneutic for nonviolence (Paperback)
Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
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Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were
peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection.
However, since the Second World War Pentecostals have largely
abandoned their pacifist viewpoint as they have taken on a more
literal Biblical hermeneutic from their interaction with
Evangelical denominations. This book traces the history of
nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic
of the Bible is needed by today's Pentecostals in order for them to
rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change.
The book focuses on how Pentecostalism has manifested in South
Africa during the twentieth century. Much of the available academic
literature on hermeneutics and exegesis in the field of Pentecostal
Studies is of an American or British-European origin. This book
redresses this imbalance by exploring how the Bible has been used
amongst African Pentecostals to teach on the apparent paradox of a
simultaneously wrathful and loving God. It then goes onto suggest
that how the Bible is read directly affects how Pentecostals view
their role as potential reformers of society. So, it must be
engaged seriously and thoughtfully. By bringing Pentecostalism's
function in South African society to the fore, this book adds a
fresh perspective on the issue of pacifism in world Christianity.
As such it will be of great use to scholars of Pentecostal Studies,
Theology, and Religion and Violence as well as those working in
African Studies.
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