‘We Are Soldiers in God’s Army’: Spiritual Warfare and Adoption of Military trope in Pentecostal Charismatic Churches in Southern Africa
Abstract Spiritual warfare is an important part of everyday life and rituals in Pentecostal churches in Africa and beyond. In Pentecostal parlance, the world is constructed and construed as a battleground between born-again Christians and Satanic forces. This article examines the ways in which Pente...
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2020
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Journal of religion in Africa
Year: 2020, Volume: 50, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 278-298 |
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Africa
/ Pentecostal churches
/ Spirituality
/ Militarism
/ Language
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Christian life; spirituality CG Christianity and Politics CH Christianity and Society KBN Sub-Saharan Africa KDG Free church |
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Pentecostalism
B Southern Africa B Spiritual warfare B Militarisation B Prayer-Warriors |
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