Early church hospitality-based Pentecostal mission in the religious moderation frame of Indonesia

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ID21493701
AuthorsSyani B Rante Salu (0000-0001-9254-6972), Harls Evan R Siahaan (0000-0002-6623-5297, Jakarta Theological Seminary), Nunuk Rinukti (0000-0003-3593-069X, Universitas Kristen Immanuel), Agustin Soewitomo Putri (0000-0001-5302-7010)
Year2023
Volume79
Issue3
Publication date2023-03-20
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0259-9422 • E-ISSN: 2072-8050
PublisherAOSIS (PUBLISHER • ZA)
DOI10.4102/hts.v79i1.8209
OpenAlexW4323660625
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited30

In Indonesia, violence in the name of religion has occurred many times since the reformation began. The trigger is religious fundamentalism and radicalism that increases and affects intolerant actions, inter-religious conflicts and even terrorism. The Indonesian government has initiated religious moderation through the Ministry of Religion to minimise the negative impacts of excessive religious fanaticism. Christians, who are often victims of many acts of violence, should evaluate the religious practices that have been carried out so far. The mission of Christian evangelism has been a scourge that triggered anti-Christian sentiments, thus giving rise to the stigma of Christianisation. One of the most energetic Christian groups with an evangelistic mission is the Pentecostal group. This article aims to propose constructing the Pentecostal mission, which is rooted in the religious life of the early church as a mission model, through the discourse of their hospitality. The thesis is that hospitality, especially embodied by the early church, expresses a moderate religious way. Therefore, this mission is very suitable to be implemented by Pentecostal groups in Indonesia, which takes a theological locus on the Pentecost narratives in Acts 2.Contribution: This article addresses early church hospitality as a discourse of Pentecostal mission, especially in Indonesia. This article considers that hospitality can be a model for doing church missions in the frame of religious moderation in Indonesia

Christianity · Demonization · Evangelism · Fanaticism · Fundamentalism · Hospitality · Moderation · Political radicalism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Terrorism · Tourism · Christian Theology and Mission · Contemporary Christian Leadership and Education · Islamic Studies and Radicalism · Law · Philosophy · Psychology · Religious studies · Social Psychology

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