Charismatic Christianity and the Dilemmas of Globalization

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ID5019804
AuthorsColeman (0000-0001-7003-4327, Durham University, corresponding author), Simon Coleman
Year1998
Volume28
Issue3
Pages245-256
Publication date1998-07-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueReligion (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0048-721X • E-ISSN: 1096-1151
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1006/reli.1998.0132
OpenAlexW1966447946
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited28

The Faith Movement constitutes a particular branch of the Charismatic Revival. Over the past few decades, it has used new media technologies as well as travelling evangelists to create a worldwide network of like-minded ministries. I examine one such ministry, the Word of Life in Uppsala, Sweden, in order to consider two main questions: (1) can social scientific theories of globalization help us to understand the activities of such Christians? (2) can adherents of the Faith Movement be shown to be creating their own theories of 'spiritualised globalization'? I conclude that Faith Christians in Sweden have developed the ideological means to resolve, at least in ideal terms, the apparent dilemma of simultaneously celebrating 'placeless principles' of mutual spiritual understanding and more overtly patriotic, locally bound celebrations of sacralized nationhood

Charisma · Christian ministry · Christianity · Dilemma · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Faith · Globalization · Ideal (ethics) · Ideology · Order (exchange) · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Tourism and Spaces

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