Pentecostals in the Public Sphere: Between Counterculturalism and Adaptation (Observations from the Chinese Context in Hong Kong)

This paper analyses the public theology of Pentecostalism in the Chinese context of Hong Kong by discussing Pentecostal Christians' public involvement. It asks whether Pentecostal Christians actively shape society or are rather shaped by the surrounding culture and absorb and reflect dominant t...

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Published in:PentecoStudies
Main Author: Brandner, Tobias (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. [2017]
In: PentecoStudies
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Hongkong / Pentecostal churches / Public space
RelBib Classification:CH Christianity and Society
KBM Asia
KDG Free church
KDH Christian sects
NBG Pneumatology; Holy Spirit
Further subjects:B Public Theology history of Pentecostalism in the Chinese context Pentecostalism Citywide Renewal Hong Kong Christian counterculturalism Chinese contextual theology Christian millenarianism prosperity theology Christianity in Hong Kong
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Summary:This paper analyses the public theology of Pentecostalism in the Chinese context of Hong Kong by discussing Pentecostal Christians' public involvement. It asks whether Pentecostal Christians actively shape society or are rather shaped by the surrounding culture and absorb and reflect dominant trends within a culture. The essay explains the different aspects of a Pentecostal public theology in the Chinese context by first giving an overview of different historical forms of Pentecostalism in the Hong Kong and Chinese context, each of them expressing a different pattern of public expression and engagement with public issues. The essay then presents some cases of how Pentecostalism engaged in public issues in Hong Kong. A third part identifies motifs of Pentecostalism that are particularly prominent in the Chinese cultural context. The article suggests that these cultural elements shape the engagement with public spheres and push Pentecostals in the Chinese context towards a public theology that is similar to that of conservative Evangelicals.
ISSN:1871-7691
Contains:Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/ptcs.27309