The Social Context of Prophecy: "Word-Gifts" of the Spirit among Catholic Pentecostals

For Catholic pentecostalism, a recent middle-class group-movement, the element of prophecy takes on special significance. It is the "gift of the Holy Spirit" by which God communicates directly with the prayer group through the voices of certain members. For this theological reason, the giv...

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Main Author: McGuire, Meredith B. (Author)
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Published: Sage Publications 1977
In: Review of religious research
Year: 1977, Volume: 18, Issue: 2, Pages: 134-147
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