Sanctified Imagination : Christian Holiness in Afro-Pentecostal Tradition / Ivan L. Hartsfield ; foreword by David D. David D. Daniels.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hartsfield, Ivan L., author.

Contributor:

Daniels, David D., writer of foreword.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American Pentecostals.

Sanctification.

Church of God in Christ.

Church of God in Christ--History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (280 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, OR : Pickwick Publications, [2023]

Summary:

The first of its kind, this seminal work charts the unlikely theological quest for Christian holiness by founder Charles Harrison Mason and the Wesleyan-Holiness Pentecostal tradition known as the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), the largest Pentecostal denomination in the United States. Through fresh research and critical analysis, this book challenges existing assumptions by scholars and reveals how little-known black renewal movements informed Mason's theological understanding and that of the movement.The rich theological resources of this historically marginalized movement are not primarily accessible in academic journals, position papers, or theological treatises. Instead, these resources function as "lived religion," where the theological presuppositions are embedded in primitive worship, ecstatic religious practices, and countercultural distinctives. By unpacking the "lived religion" of this self-professed sanctified church, this book explores how sanctification and the practice of Christian holiness shaped and empowered the COGIC, its people, and its practices in creative and profound ways--resulting in a radical holiness ethic that emerged from an inexhaustible exilic vitality with personal, social, and political implications. Given the challenge of Christian nationalism today, this book provides a framework that informs Christian identity and faithful living for the broader Christian community.

Contents:

Introduction

The quest for holiness

Making a sanctified church

Unpacking Mason's holiness gospel

A survey of holiness in Protestant tradition

Comparing COGIC holiness with Protestant tradition

Making sanctified doctrine

Conclusion.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781666754353

1666754358