Language Practices as Religious Innovation: The Case of Pentecostal Charismatic Churches in Xenophobic Contexts
In the authors’ recent case-study research of migrant-dominated Pentecostal charismatic churches (PCCs) in the South African cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town, language emerged as a prominent feature of religious practice, suggesting a positive correlation between experiences of xenophobia and re...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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Sage Publishing
2021
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International bulletin of mission research
Year: 2021, Volume: 45, Issue: 2, Pages: 167-176 |
Further subjects: | B
language practices
B South Africa B African migrants B Pentecostal charismatic churches B Xenophobia B religious innovation |
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Summary: | In the authors’ recent case-study research of migrant-dominated Pentecostal charismatic churches (PCCs) in the South African cities of Johannesburg and Cape Town, language emerged as a prominent feature of religious practice, suggesting a positive correlation between experiences of xenophobia and religious innovation. This perspective is developed through the identification and discussion of two interlinked themes that surfaced from a closer analysis of the findings: (1) belonging and diversity and (2) evangelization. These two themes are assessed through the prism of religious innovation. |
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ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
Contains: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/2396939320951560 |