Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa
Pentecostalism and Cultism in South Africa

Author: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2021-02-28

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 303069724X

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Pentecostalism is a growing movement in world Christianity. However, the growth of Pentecostalism in South Africa has faced some challenges, including the abuse of religion by some prophets. This book first names these prophets and the churches they lead in South Africa, and then makes use of literary and media analysis to analyse the religious practices by the prophets in relation to cultism. Additionally, the book analyses the “celebrity cult” and how it helps promote the prophets in South Africa. The purpose of this book is threefold: First, to draw parallels between the abuse of religion and cultism. Second, to illustrate that it is cultic tendencies, including the celebrity cult, that has given rise to many prophets in South Africa. Last, to showcase that the challenge for many of these prophets is that the Pentecostal tradition is actually anti-cultism, and thus there is a need for them to rethink their cultic tendencies in order for them to be truly relevant in a South African context.

T&T Clark Handbook of Pneumatology
T&T Clark Handbook of Pneumatology

Author: Daniel Castelo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2020-09-17

Total Pages: 549

ISBN-13: 0567667405

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This handbook provides an interdisciplinary and diverse reference work to the Holy Spirit. Daniel Castelo and Kenneth M. Loyer gathered together a wide range of voices that are religiously, geographically, and ethnically diverse, bringing theology into conversation with biblical studies, ethics and morality, and global Christian studies. The T&T Clark Handbook of Pneumatology examines the Holy Spirit in a variety of sources, such as the Synoptic Gospels, the Catholic Epistles, the Old Testament, and the Hebrew Scriptures. It also includes chapters on key concepts in the field, such as mediation and sacramentality, ecology, and creation. This broad scope enables readers to appreciate how nuanced the field of Pneumatology is, and how it can be relevant for other Christian discourses.

Pentecostal Aspects of Early Sixteenth-century Anabaptism
Pentecostal Aspects of Early Sixteenth-century Anabaptism

Author: Charles Hannon Byrd II

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2019-04-04

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 1532654766

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Early-sixteenth-century radical Anabaptism emanated in Swiss protest during Huldrych Zwingli's protest against the Roman Catholic Church. Much like Luther, Zwingli founded his reform effort on the premise that the Bible was the sole arbiter of the Christian faith, sola scriptura, and the sufficiency of the shed blood of Christ for eternal salvation, sola fide. Based on these two principles, both Zwingli and Luther adopted the doctrine of the priesthood of the believer, which recognized every believer's Spirit-empowered ability to read and interpret the Bible. Radical adherents to Zwingli first rejected the idea of infant baptism, which Zwingli continued to practice. This led to the radical practice of the rebaptism of adults, which was subsequently labeled as Anabaptism. These Anabaptists also interpreted 1 Corinthians 12-14, Paul's description of the manifestation of the gifts of the Holy Spirit, as the biblical format for conducting proper church. This direction led Zwingli and the city of Zurich to outlaw the Anabaptists and their practices, which brought severe persecution and martyrdom.

Who is the Holy Ghost?
Who is the Holy Ghost?

Author: Ray H. Hughes

Publisher: Path Press

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 9780871489258

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The purpose of this book is to create a deeper hunger for understanding the person, work, and ministry of the Holy Ghost -- especially as it relates to the in gathering of the end-time harvest.