Fluid Theologies: Shifts and Changes of African Pentecostalism
The claim of ‘being led by the Holy Spirit’ has caused African Pentecostals to develop weak fluid theologies. The problem is exacerbated by the deepening of economic inequalities, unstable politics, and poverty. Qualitatively, this article used the response of African Pentecostals to Covid-19 in Zi...
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The claim of ‘being led by the Holy Spirit’ has caused African Pentecostals to develop weak fluid theologies. The problem is exacerbated by the deepening of economic inequalities, unstable politics, and poverty. Qualitatively, this article used the response of African Pentecostals to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe as a case study to explore how African Pentecostal theologies lack systematic interpretations. The article concludes that the failure of African Pentecostals to speak coherently about Covid-19 shows the deep-rooted fluid nature of Pentecostalism as believers respond to the ‘moves of the Spirit’, resulting in shifting and changing theologies.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fff98a288bb74aa08e16552517967c4d2025-01-29T09:01:19ZengAssociation for the Study of Religion in Southern AfricaJournal for the Study of Religion1011-76012413-30272021-12-0134210.17159/2413-3027/2021/v34n2a4Fluid Theologies: Shifts and Changes of African PentecostalismNomatter Sande0UNISA The claim of ‘being led by the Holy Spirit’ has caused African Pentecostals to develop weak fluid theologies. The problem is exacerbated by the deepening of economic inequalities, unstable politics, and poverty. Qualitatively, this article used the response of African Pentecostals to Covid-19 in Zimbabwe as a case study to explore how African Pentecostal theologies lack systematic interpretations. The article concludes that the failure of African Pentecostals to speak coherently about Covid-19 shows the deep-rooted fluid nature of Pentecostalism as believers respond to the ‘moves of the Spirit’, resulting in shifting and changing theologies. https://journals.uj.ac.za/index.php/ReligionStudy/article/view/1030Fluid theologies, African Pentecostalism, Covid-19, Pentecostal hermeneutics, led by the Spirit |
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| title | Fluid Theologies: Shifts and Changes of African Pentecostalism |
| title_full | Fluid Theologies: Shifts and Changes of African Pentecostalism |
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| title_short | Fluid Theologies: Shifts and Changes of African Pentecostalism |
| title_sort | fluid theologies shifts and changes of african pentecostalism |
| topic | Fluid theologies, African Pentecostalism, Covid-19, Pentecostal hermeneutics, led by the Spirit |
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