This book traces how Pentecostalism has manifested in Africa during the Twentieth-Century. In particualar, it looks at the history of nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic of the Bible is needed by today's Pentecostals in order for them to rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change. By bringing
This book traces how Pentecostalism has manifested in Africa during the Twentieth-Century. In particualar, it looks at the history of nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic of the Bible is needed by today's Pentecostals in order for them to rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change. By bringing
Marius Nel is a Research professor at North-West University, South Africa. He has written numberous articles on Biblical Studies and hermeneutics and contributed to several collections including the Oxford Dictionary of the Bible and Ethics. His own books include Aspects of Pentecostal Theology (2015).
Inhaltsangabe
Foreword by Stanley Hauerwas; By way of introduction: Motivation for study 1 Church and war: A change in hermeneutical stance among Pentecostals 2 The Bible and violence, and Christians 3 Ideology as violence: Apartheid as a case study 4 A distinctive Pentecostal hermeneutic? 5 The theory and theology of just war: A Pentecostal reflection 6 Synthesis
Foreword by Stanley Hauerwas; By way of introduction: Motivation for study 1 Church and war: A change in hermeneutical stance among Pentecostals 2 The Bible and violence, and Christians 3 Ideology as violence: Apartheid as a case study 4 A distinctive Pentecostal hermeneutic? 5 The theory and theology of just war: A Pentecostal reflection 6 Synthesis
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