Essays about: "Pentecostalism"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 essays containing the word Pentecostalism.

1. 1. The Conversion of Indigenous Peoples to Pentecostalism in Times of Decolonization and its Potential Consequences on Identity Perception : A narrative research study in Bolivia

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Fanny Hagberg; [2023]
   Keywords : Indigenous; religion; Bolivia; La Paz; Quellani; Copacabana; Cochabamba; Decolonization; Pentecostalism; Catholicism; conversion; syncretism; identity perception; narrative analysis. ;

   Abstract : The research was carried out to show the potential consequences of the conversion of indigenous peoples in Bolivia to Pentecostalism. The research was based on a research conducted by Canessa in 2000 on two movements already taking place at the time of his research, the rise of Indigeonus recognition in society and the rise of Pentecostalism. READ MORE

3. 2. St Basil’s Pneumatology in Pentecostalism: A Constructive Analysis of On the Holy Spirit in a Pentecostal

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Joar Bengmark; [2022-06-14]
   Keywords : St Basil; Pneumatology; Pentecostalism; On the Holy Spirit; Trinity;

   Abstract : This research analyses the pneumatological work On the Holy Spirit of St Basil of Caesarea (ca. 330—379 AD) and examines its possible effects on Pentecostal understandings of the Holy Spirit. READ MORE

4. 3. Enemy Love and Apocalyptic Genocide : Views on Military Violence and Pacifism Among Swedish Pentecostals 1967-1971

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Kyrko- och missionsstudier

   Author : Micael Grenholm; [2021]
   Keywords : Pentecostalism; Pacifism; Nonviolence; War Ethics; Sweden; Eschatology; pingströrelsen; pacifism; ickevåld; krigsetik; eskatologi; dispensationalism;

   Abstract : Pentecostals were the largest religious group among conscientious objectors in Sweden between 1967 and 1971, a time characterized by passionate debates on the ethics of war in the shadows of Vietnam and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This thesis aims to review and analyze how the Pentecostal periodicals Evangelii Härold and Dagen described and ethically motivated military violence and pacifism in different contexts during this period. READ MORE

5. 4. Re-Imagining Civic Influence in Contemporary Uganda : A Study of Pentecostalism´s Role in the Empowerment of Kampala Youth

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Vincent Bagne Weinstock; [2019]
   Keywords : Youth; marginalisation; Pentecostalism; agency; identity-making; community of solidarity; empowerment; constructive behaviour; civil rights; participation; Kampala; Uganda;

   Abstract : This thesis explores what role Pentecostalism has as an emerging actor in Uganda in terms of empowering the largely marginalised youth population. Therefore, the purpose of the thesis is to examine how Pentecostalism may contribute to youth´s participation and influence in society and, as such, the realisation of their civil rights as the sovereigns of the country. READ MORE

6. 5. Grow your business for God. : Exploring entrepreneuship in the Pentecostal churches in Uganda.

   University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)

   Author : Tom Akuma; [2018]
   Keywords : Creative destruction; Entrepreneurship; Social entrepreneurship; Productive; unproductive; destructive entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial orientation; Stakeholder analysis; Protestant work ethic; Prosperity gospel;

   Abstract : Pentecostalism has grown from its founding days in 1900 in Topeka, USA and has extended its reach to most parts the world including Africa where it took off in the 1970s and continues to grow with many mega churches being established. In addition to their main role of taking care of the spiritual development of their followers, many Pentecostal churches have begun to get involved in provision of social and economic goods and services. READ MORE