Coping with Evil in Ghanaian Pentecostalism
From songs, sermons and practices, this article examines the way Ghanaian Pentecostals address the question of evil and suffering. It approaches this from the perspective of common believers and leadership. The discussions reveal that there are multiple understandings, perceptions and interpretative...
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Year: 2014, Volume: 43, Issue: 3, Pages: 254-272 |
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evil and suffering
Ghanaian Pentecostals
false contextualisation
debatable contextualisation
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