Discerning the Affections: Affect Theory in Conversation with Pentecostal Spirituality on the Problems with the Prosperity Gospel

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...

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Главный автор: Onelum, John (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Equinox Publ. 2022
В: PentecoStudies
Год: 2022, Том: 21, Выпуск: 2, Страницы: 166-187
Другие ключевые слова:B Pentecostal spirituality
B Steven Jack Land
B Prosperity Gospel
B René Girard
B Affect Theory
B Mimetic Theory
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Итог: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.
ISSN:1871-7691
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/pent.22880