‘Pentecostal theology' as contradictio in terminis: a perspective on the past and present

The Pentecostal movement, especially in its early days, has been accused of anti-intellectualism and a lack of a developed theological tradition, and it is conceded that it is justifiably so. In the early movement, to speak of ‘Pentecostal Theology' represented a contradiction in terminis. It i...

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Main Author: Nel, Marius (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Univ. [2017]
In: Scriptura
Year: 2017, Volume: 116, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pentecostal churches / Theology / Hermeneutics
IxTheo Classification:KBN Sub-Saharan Africa
KDG Free church
Further subjects:B Pentecostal Theology
B Relational knowledge
B Experiential angle
B Hermeneutics
B Anti-intellectualism
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