Missional Masculinities in Pentecostalism in Africa

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ID11295487
AuthorsChammah J Kaunda (0000-0001-6879-6330, Assistant Professor of World Christianity and Mission Studies, United Graduate School of Theology, Yonsei University Seoul South Korea, corresponding author)
Year2024
Volume41
Issue2
Pages233-251
Publication date2024-07-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMission Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0168-9789 • E-ISSN: 1573-3831
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15733831-12341965
OpenAlexW4401175615
LanguageEN
References cited14

The article argues for missional masculinities from an incarnational framework as the foundation for imitatio Christi among Pentecostal men in Africa. It suggests that since masculinities are defined by societal ideals that men are expected to embody, Pentecostal men should reclaim the divine vision of the new ‘manity’ in Christ. Here, Christ serves not only as the epitome of new humanity but also as the exemplar, setting the standard and modeling what it means to be human. Jesus is the primordial model, the definition, the determination, the illustration, and most importantly, the beginning and the end of what it means to be human. Therefore, missional masculinities, modeled after Christ, are primed to exhibit kenotic, relational, agapeic , redemptive characteristics, and are everyday prophetic performances of abundant life for humanity and creation

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Environmental ethics · Epitome · Faith · Foundation (evidence · History of religions · Humanity · Jesus christ · Literature · Sociology · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Christian Theology and Mission · Gender Studies · History · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religious studies

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