Holding My Anchor in Turbulent Waters
God, Pentecostalism, and the African Diaspora in Belgium
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20162372 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Joseph Bosco Bangura (0000-0003-3002-8461, 1 North-West University South Africa Potchefstroom, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 40 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 498-516 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Pneuma (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0272-0965 • E-ISSN: 1570-0747 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15700747-04004002 |
| OpenAlex | W2947060114 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Migration has not only led to the growth of African Pentecostalism in Belgium, it has also ignited interest in Pentecostalism’s conceptions of God. This article discusses African Pentecostalism’s articulation of its beliefs about God in an overtly disenchanted Belgian public sphere in which religion is impugned. This article contends that in the secularized West, African Pentecostalism presents a view of God as the anchor of stability in turbulent waters. This God, African Pentecostals aver, is the structuring principle who sustains human well-being. For this reason, praises, prayers, and prophetic proclamations are offered to God, from whom the pentecostal faithful expect healing, deliverance, and miracles
Political science · Public sphere · Secularization · Sociology · Structuring · Theology · African cultural and philosophical studies · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Religion, Society, and Development · Religious studies
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,4 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |