Pentecostal Theology, Identity Politics, and Racialized Xenophobia: Claiming A New Social Order
Abstract Applying the methodological lens of ethnographic theology, the article argues that grounded Pentecostal theologies participate in reimagining a new social order, particularly in relation to racialized xenophobia. This argument is made in the specific context of two Pentecostal churches in J...
| Publié dans: | Journal of religion in Africa |
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| Type de support: | Électronique Article |
| Langue: | Anglais |
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Brill
2020
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Journal of religion in Africa
Année: 2020, Volume: 50, Numéro: 3/4, Pages: 299-327 |
| Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés: | B
Wariboko, Nimi 1962-
/ Noirs
/ Johannesburg
/ Pentecôtisme
/ Théologie
/ Ordre social
/ Identité ethnique
/ Identité culturelle
/ Xénophobie
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| RelBib Classification: | CB Spiritualité chrétienne CG Christianisme et politique CH Christianisme et société KBN Afrique subsaharienne KDG Église libre ZB Sociologie |
| Sujets non-standardisés: | B
Social Change
B Social Justice B Pentecostalism B ethnographic theology B South Africa B Xenophobia |
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| Résumé: | Abstract Applying the methodological lens of ethnographic theology, the article argues that grounded Pentecostal theologies participate in reimagining a new social order, particularly in relation to racialized xenophobia. This argument is made in the specific context of two Pentecostal churches in Johannesburg, South Africa, both led and frequented by people who have come to Johannesburg from other parts of the African continent. The argument is outlined by unpacking three theological themes prominent in the collected ethnographic data: positive confession, Word-centred ecclesiology, and Christlike lifestyle. Taken together, these themes highlight a social conscience that other societal actors would do well to take seriously when considering combatting xenophobia. Overall, the article challenges the scholarly emphasis on Pentecostal theologies as uninterested in life-affirming structural change, building on Nimi Wariboko’s formulation of blackness, chosenness, and Nigerian Pentecostalism ‘that reads against the existing social order’ within the particular context of xenophobia in urban South Africa. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0666 |
| Contient: | Enthalten in: Journal of religion in Africa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700666-12340193 |