Charismatic Christianity in Finland, Norway, and Sweden : Case Studies in Historical and Contemporary Developments / edited by Jessica Moberg, Jane Skjoldli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moberg, Jessica., Editor.

Contributor:

Moberg, Jessica, Editor.

Skjoldli, Jane, Editor.

Series:

Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities, 2946-2665

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Evangelicalism.

Pentecostalism.

Ethnology--Europe.

Ethnology.

Culture.

Europe--History.

Europe.

Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism.

European Culture.

European History.

Local Subjects:

Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism.

European Culture.

European History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (XVI, 248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2018.

Place of Publication:

2018.

Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 for 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. .

Contents:

Intro

Foreword

Acknowledgments

Contents

Notes on Contributors

Chapter 1: Introduction

Definitions and Terminology

The Nordic Backdrop

The Beginnings

Post-World War II Nordic Contexts

Late Modern Developments

Contemporary Numbers

This Book

The Contributions to This Volume

References

Part 1: Historical Perspectives on the Early Pentecostal Movement

Chapter 2: Paving the Way for Pentecostalism: A Historical Exploration of Post-Reformation Revivals in Norway

The Monarch's Religious Power: The Protestant Reformation

Popular Pietism: Hauge and Norwegian Mainstream Religion

The Dismantling of Religious Monopoly and the Rise of the Inner Mission

Migrants and Missionaries

Missionaries to Norway and a Discussion of Labels

The First Wave: Methodists and Baptists

The Second Wave: Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses

The Third Wave: Pentecostals

Thomas Ball Barratt

Recruits, Community, and American Dreams

Concluding Remarks and Later Developments

Chapter 3: The Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission: A Survey of Mission History with an Emphasis on Organization, Expansion, and Gender

Win the World1

The Initial Phase

The Norwegian Mission Context

Tension Between Spiritual Idealism and Practical Circumstances

The Pioneers

A Controversial Issue: How to Organize the Mission

Development of a Lasting Organizational Structure

Summary of the Missionary Expansion

The Evidence of Faith World Evangelism

A Woman-Dominated Mission?

Final Comments

Part 2: Internal Dynamics

Chapter 4: In the Wake of God's Fire: Transforming Charisma and Charismata in the Reconstruction of a Local Church

Making Sense of Charisma

Prophecy: A Double-edged Sword

Transforming Foundations of Authority.

Falling in the Spirit and the Problem of Authenticity

Gifts of Grace and Words of Knowledge

Frequency of Gifts and Manifestations

Conclusion

Chapter 5: The Finnish Pentecostal Movement: An Analysis of Internal Struggle as a Process of Habitual Division

Movement Transformation

Pentecostal Identity as Habitus

Habitual Transformation

The Finnish Pentecostal Movement Up to the 1970s

Diversification of the Pentecostal Movement: The 1980s Onward

Contemporary Disputes

Two Different Habituses

Key Characteristics of the Habituses

A Struggle for the Future of Finnish Pentecostalism

Conclusions

Ethnographic Material

Chapter 6: Knutby Filadelfia: A Schismatic New Religious Movement Within the Pentecostal Context

History and Development

Leadership and Authority

Beliefs

Lifestyle

The Boundaries of the Pentecostal Movement

Tradition Versus Novelty, Schisms, and "Sects"

The Crimes in Knutby Filadelfia According to a Lifeworld Perspective

Interviews and Informal Conversations

Part 3: Novelties and Contemporary Innovation

Chapter 7: Faith Healing Revisited: A Charismatic Christian Intervention to the Therapy Culture in Finland

The Christian Scene in Contemporary Finland

Psychologized Discourse and Therapy Culture

The Global and Local Healing Rooms

Material

The Individualized Prayer Service: Setting

The Individualized Prayer Service: Encountering a Client

Faith Healing Revisited: Holistic Treatment

Controversial Border-crossings

An Intervention in Post-secular Therapy Culture

Chapter 8: Sharing and Holy Hugs: The Birth and Development of Intimization in Charismatic Stockholm

Modernity, Intimacy, and Mobility

Intimization in Sweden

An Overview of Stockholm County.

Local Charismatic Organizations

Patterns of Growth and Decline

The Membership

Intimization: Origins and Distribution in the Field

Furnishings as Facilitation of Small-Scale Communication

Socializing in New and Cozy Locations

Hugging the Faithful

Mini-communities Within Congregations

Interacting in and Revealing the Private Sphere

Prayer Requests as Sharing

Limits to Disclosure

Ritualized Intimacy and the Fear of Eroticization

Meeting Jesus and Restoring Natural Community

Disclosure, Healing, and Conversion

A Movement born of a Mobile Doctor Phil Generation

Chapter 9: Televangelism in Sweden-Now? Is Channel 10 in Älmhult in Fact a Telechurch?

Pentecostalism in Sweden

The Situation of Swedish Radio and Television

The Pentecostal Use of Media: The Swedish Background

Televangelism: A General Background

The Purpose of Channel 10

Financing Channel 10

Audiences of Channel 10

The Effects of Televangelism

Is Nostalgia the Key to Channel 10's Success?

Chapter 10: Postscript: Embers from a Global Fire

Nordic Particularities

Nordic Issues in a Global Light

Future Research Prospects

Index.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9783319696140

3319696149

OCLC:

1021188293

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access