Charismatic Christianity in Finland, Norway, and Sweden

Case Studies in Historical and Contemporary Developments
Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-3-319-88813-2
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 248 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 346 g

Reihe: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities

This is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license
The history of Charismatic Christianity in the Nordic countries reaches as far back as Pentecostalism itself. The bounds of these categories remain a topic of discussion, but Nordic countries have played a vital role in developing this rapidly spreading form of world-wide Christianity.  Until now, research on global Charismatic Christianity has largely overlooked the region. This book addresses and analyzes its historical and contemporary trajectories in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Through a selection of cases written by Nordic scholars from various disciplines, it demonstrates historical and contemporary diversity as well as interconnections between local, national, and global currents. Highlighting change and continuity, the anthology reveals new aspects of Charismatic Christianity.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Skjoldli, Jane

Moberg, Jessica

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Christliche Kirchen, Konfessionen, Denominationen Protestantismus, evangelische und protestantische Kirchen Pfingstkirchen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Introduction.- 2. Paving the Way for Pentecostalism: A Historical Exploration of Post-reformation Revivals in Norway.- 3. Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission: A Survey of the Mission History with Emphasis on Organization, Expansion, and Gender.- 4. In the Wake of God’s Fire: Transforming Charisma and Charismata in the Reconstruction of a Local Church.- 5. The Finnish Pentecostal Movement: An Analysis of Internal Struggle as Process of Habitual Division.- 6. Knutby Filadelfia: A Schismatic New Religious Movement within the Pentecostal Context.- 7. Faith Healing Revisited: An Intervention to the Modern Therapy Culture in Finland.- 8. Sharing and Holy Hugs: The Birth and Development of Intimization in Charismatic Stockholm.- 9. Televangelism in Sweden – Now? Is Channel 10 in Älmhult in fact a Telechurch?.- 10. Postscript: Embers from a Global Fire.

Über Autor(innen)

Jessica Moberg is a senior lecturer in the study of religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.

Jane Skjoldli is a lecturer in the study of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway.