Dreams and Christian Conversion: Gleanings from a Pentecostal Church Context in Nepal
Despite consideration from missiologists studying Muslim-to-Christian conversion, the role of dreams in contemporary Christian conversion has not received widespread attention. Additionally, though researchers have frequently noted the use of dreams among Pentecostal/charismatic Christians, this fin...
| Published in: | Mission studies |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2018
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| In: |
Mission studies
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Nepal
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Hinduism
/ Conversion (Religion)
/ Dream
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| IxTheo Classification: | BK Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism KBM Asia KDG Free church RJ Mission; missiology |
| Further subjects: | B
dreams and Pentecostalism
dreams and Christianity
dreams and conversion
Christian conversion
Christianity in Nepal
religious dreaming
religious conversion
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Volltext (Verlag) |
| Summary: | Despite consideration from missiologists studying Muslim-to-Christian conversion, the role of dreams in contemporary Christian conversion has not received widespread attention. Additionally, though researchers have frequently noted the use of dreams among Pentecostal/charismatic Christians, this finding stands in need of exploration vis-à-vis the concept of conversion. This study will address each of these issues and further the general understanding of the role of dreams in Christian conversion by examining this topic in contemporary Nepal, a predominantly Hindu nation with a rapidly growing, extensively Pentecostal/charismatic Christian community. Relying on data from a combination of surveys, interviews, and participant observation, this study discusses the prevalence, preconditions, processes, and impact of dream-related conversion vis-à-vis a Pentecostal church context in Nepal. |
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| ISSN: | 1573-3831 |
| Contains: | In: Mission studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15733831-12341566 |