| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 319 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Global pentecostal and charismatic studies ; v. 5 |
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Global Pentecostal and Charismatic studies ; v. 5.
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| Contents |
Pentecostalism : towards an Argentine view -- Investigating the fields of the Lord : the Argentine religious field and historical context -- The embattled community : cosmology and related practices -- The empowered community : comparing popular and pentecostal understandings of spiritual power -- Missiological implications for a gospel of power -- Argentine pentecostlaism and global Christianity -- Poscript -- Appendices -- English bibliography -- Spanish bibliography |
| Summary |
The global phenomenon of Pentecostal growth continues to interest scholars, particularly its local manifestations. Although previous explanations may have noted the connections between the cultural substrata and local Pentecostal practices, this book concentrates on seeking out the connections. Using both extensive field research and reflection on Latin American scholarship, the author proposes that a major link exists at the level of worldview assumptions, particularly in understandings of spiritual power. The book concludes with a reflection on the implications a conversion based on the sear |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Pentecostalism -- Argentina
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Christianity -- Argentina
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Power (Christian theology)
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RELIGION -- Messianic Judaism.
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Christianity
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Pentecostalism
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Power (Christian theology)
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Argentina
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9789047440659 |
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904744065X |
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1282949985 |
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9781282949980 |
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9786612949982 |
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6612949988 |
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