Pentecostalism as a Theological Tradition

An Ideological, Historical, and Institutional Critique

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ID20161886
AuthorsWolfgang Vondey (0000-0002-8353-4969, 1 University of Birmingham United Kingdom Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2020
Volume42
Issue3-4
Pages521-535
Publication date2020-12-09
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenuePneuma (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0272-0965 • E-ISSN: 1570-0747
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1163/15700747-bja10003
OpenAlexW3111537921
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited2

The concern for a theological tradition among Pentecostals responds to pressing questions of the recognition, invention, and rejection of tradition in late modern society and religion. Tradition, to put it succinctly, is a concern not for the past but for the future of Pentecostalism. This essay critically examines the challenges of designating pentecostal theology as a global tradition by asking what theological elements constitute Pentecostalism as a tradition, what are the dominant theological patterns of its reenactment, and how these constructs aid or resist the formation of pentecostal theology in the future. The quest for answers follows the five essential patterns of tradition proposed by Anthony Giddens: collective memory, ritual expression, a formulaic conception of truth, guardians of the tradition, and its normative content. The results form an ideological, historical, and institutional critique of Pentecostalism and its existential challenges as a theological tradition

Christian tradition · Epistemology · Existentialism · Ideology · Normative · Political science · Sociology · Theology · Christian Theology and Mission · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies

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