Prophecy and Politics in South African Pentecostalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Prophecy and Politics in South African Pentecostalism write by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle. This book was released on 2024-01-29. Prophecy and Politics in South African Pentecostalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between prophecy and politics in South African Pentecostalism. The role and the power of prophecy in enhancing the presence of politicians in the church square are unpacked through historical examples, as well as case studies of contemporary prophets. Solomon Kgatle argues that the influence of prophecy in politics has the potential to weaken the prophetic voice of the church in general and the Pentecostal movement in particular. He proposes a Pentecostal political theology of prophecy. This theology is developed by taking into cognizance the theoretical and theological frameworks of prophetic imagination and pneumatological imagination. In addition, this theology seeks a balance between prophecy and power and prophecy and sovereignty.
Commercialisation of Religion in South Africa
Commercialisation of Religion in South Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Commercialisation of Religion in South Africa write by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle. This book was released on 2023-11-22. Commercialisation of Religion in South Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Aspects of the 2017 Final Report of the South African Commission on the Promotion and Protection of the Rights of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities (CRL) have drawn strong criticism, particularly from South African scholars, politicians and the public. The criticism is largely regarding the constitutionality of its recommendation, which calls for regulation of the Religion to combat its abuse and commercialization. Scholars have criticized the CRL Rights Commission for hastening its investigation and releasing the final report without having a substantive understanding of what is meant by the commercialization of religion, and consequently the unconstitutional implications of the recommendation, to regulate religion. A close reading of this critique has pointed to the urgent need to assemble a cumulative body of research that examines and advances understanding of what is meant by the commercialization of religion. Accordingly, this book gathers scholarly contributions which offer valuable insights into the basics of what is meant by the commercialization of religion. Contributors examine this phenomenon from the historical roots to the manifestation in the contemporary world, particularly in South Africa.
Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa
Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa write by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle. This book was released on 2021-02-28. Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Pentecostalism is a growing movement in world Christianity. However, the growth of Pentecostalism in South Africa has faced some challenges, including the abuse of religion by some prophets. This book first names these prophets and the churches they lead in South Africa, and then makes use of literary and media analysis to analyse the religious practices by the prophets in relation to cultism. Additionally, the book analyses the “celebrity cult” and how it helps promote the prophets in South Africa. The purpose of this book is threefold: First, to draw parallels between the abuse of religion and cultism. Second, to illustrate that it is cultic tendencies, including the celebrity cult, that has given rise to many prophets in South Africa. Last, to showcase that the challenge for many of these prophets is that the Pentecostal tradition is actually anti-cultism, and thus there is a need for them to rethink their cultic tendencies in order for them to be truly relevant in a South African context.
The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism
The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism write by Mookgo S. Kgatle. This book was released on 2020-11-29. The Use and Abuse of the Spirit in Pentecostalism available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book is a pneumatological reflection on the use and abuse of the Spirit in light of the abuse of religion within South African Pentecostalism. Both emerging and well-established scholars of South African Pentecostalism are brought together to reflect on pneumatology from various approaches, which includes among others: historical, biblical, migration, commercialisation of religion, discernment of spirits and human flourishing. From a broader understanding of the function of the Holy Spirit in different streams of Pentecostalism, the argument is that this function has changed with the emergence of the new Prophetic churches in South Africa. This is a fascinating insight into one of the major emerging worldwide religious movements. As such, it will be of great interest to academics in Pentecostal Studies, Christian Studies, Theology, and Religious Studies as well as African Studies and the Sociology of Religion.
Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa
Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa write by Mookgo Solomon Kgatle. This book was released on 2021-09-22. Christological Paradigm Shifts in Prophetic Pentecostalism in South Africa available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores recent developments in South African Pentecostalism, focusing on new prophetic churches. The chapters engage with a number of paradigm shifts in Christology, identified as complementing Christ, competing with Christ, removing Christ and replacing Christ. What are the implications of these shifts? Does it mean that believers no longer believe in Christ but in their leaders? Does it shift believers’ faith towards materiality than the person of Christ? This volume will be valuable for scholars of African Christianity and in particular those interested in the neo-prophetic movement and Christology in a South African context.
