Discerning the Affections
Affect Theory in Conversation with Pentecostal Spirituality on the Problems with the Prosperity Gospel
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21822014 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Onelum (University of Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2023-07-27 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | PentecoStudies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1871-7691 • E-ISSN: 2041-3599 |
| Publisher | Equinox Publishing (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1558/pent.22880 |
| OpenAlex | W4385332570 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 22 |
This article argues that discussions on the biblical interpretation issues that underpin the problematic expressions of the prosperity gospel within Pentecostalism have been helpful. However, given the affect-economic nexus in passages like 1 Tim 6.10, the article also contends that there need to be discussions addressing the affect-related matters of desire, denial, and the mirroring of consumer culture that often characterize these problematic expressions. Therefore, the article will discuss how a combined reading of the affect-related concepts in René Girard’s mimetic theory and Steven Jack Land’s assessment of Pentecostal spirituality can be used as a heuristic device to examine Pentecostal engagement with the prosperity gospel phenomenon. Finally, the article will claim that this combined reading can be instrumental to Pentecostal discernment regarding the contours of a sound Pentecostal engagement with the prosperity gospel
Aesthetics · Denial · Discernment · Epistemology · Gospel · Linguistics · Mirroring · Political science · Prosperity · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Spirituality · Theology · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Christian Theology and Mission · Communication · Computer Science · Law · Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
After Affect
A Call for Careful Discernment
Introduction
“I Determine My Harvest”
Pentecostal Paradigms of National Economic Prosperity in Africa
Capitalism and Pentecostalism in Latin America
Cultures and Societies in a Changing World
The Affect Theory Reader
The Palgrave Handbook of Mimetic Theory and Religion
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |