Is Africa Godforsaken?: Neo-Pentecostal prophetism on African human agency and transcendence
African neo-Pentecostal prophets (NPPs) use their prophetic rituals like deliverance services and anointed objects such as anointed oil, to bring God’s presence to people to empower their human agency (power to act) and transcendence (power to overcome). This use of prophetic systems prompts the que...
| Subtitles: | Original Research |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2023
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| In: |
Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 2023, Volume: 44, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-9 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Pentecostal churches
/ Africa
/ Prophecy
/ Transcendence
/ Ritual
/ Anointing
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| IxTheo Classification: | CA Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
prophetic Pentecostalism
B transcendent God B New Religious Movements B Agency B Poverty B Transcendence B anointed objects B vital force B immanent God |
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