This book is an interdisciplinary study of the relationship between prophecy and politics in South African Pentecostalism. The role and the power of prophecy in enhancing the presence of politicians in the church square are unpacked through historical examples, as well as case studies of contemporary prophets. Solomon Kgatle argues that the influence of prophecy in politics has the potential to weaken the prophetic voice of the church in general and the Pentecostal movement in particular. He proposes a Pentecostal political theology of prophecy. This theology is developed by taking into cognizance the theoretical and theological frameworks of prophetic imagination and pneumatological imagination. In addition, this theology seeks a balance between prophecy and power and prophecy and sovereignty.
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CONTRIBUTORS: Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
EAN: 9783031491580
COUNTRY: Switzerland
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WEIGHT: 0 g
HEIGHT: 210 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Springer International Publishing AG
DATE PUBLISHED: 2024-02-23
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GENRE: RELIGION / Comparative Religion, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State
WIDTH: 148 cm
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Religion and politics, Christianity, Other Nonconformist and Evangelical Churches, Traditional African religions and spiritual beliefs, Theology
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle is a Professor at the Department of Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology, University of South Africa, and a National Research Foundation (NRF) Y-Rated researcher (2019-2024) in African Pentecostalism. He has published more than 70 peer-reviewed articles and 6 books in the same field. He is the founding President of the Southern African Society for Pentecostal Studies.
