Exploring Experience

A Case for Phenomenology in Pentecostal Studies

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ID20160868
AuthorsTruls Åkerlund (0000-0002-5684-1920, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (HLT) Norway Stabekk), John Daniel Andersen (0009-0007-5674-6740, Norwegian School of Leadership and Theology (HLT) Norway Stabekk)
Year2023
Volume45
Issue1
Pages55-77
Publication date2023-06-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePneuma (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-0965 • E-ISSN: 1570-0747
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15700747-bja10082
OpenAlexW4380606664
LanguageEN
References cited12

This article contributes to pentecostal research by arguing that applied phenomenology can enhance the understanding of pentecostal experience and enrich work with systematic theology by increasing the amount of relevant data. Phenomenology is especially appropriate for pentecostal theology and research due to the shared emphasis on embodiment, importance of experiences, consistency of appearances, and realism of phenomena. Despite this methodological fit, our systematic literature review reveals a lack of phenomenological works in the corpus of pentecostal studies, and we provide some considerations for integration and suggestions for further empirical research grounded in a phenomenological sensibility

Art · Empirical research · Epistemology · Interpretative phenomenological analysis · Literature · Lived experience · Psychoanalysis · Qualitative research · Realism · Sensibility · Social science · Sociology · Christian Theology and Mission · Computer Science · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Religion, Society, and Development · Artificial Intelligence

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