Missionary Self-Perception of Pentecostal/Charismatic Church Leaders from the Global South in Europe

Bringing Back the Gospel

AvClaudia Währisch-Oblau

Häftad, Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

In a situation of growing interest in the religion of migrants, there are still few publications dealing with pentecostal and charismatic Christians from the global South and the churches they have been starting all over Europe. This ground-breaking study, based on extensive interviews conducted during a nine-year research period encompassing more than 100 churches, describes how pentecostal /charismatic migrant pastors live out their pastoral role, how they construct their missionary biographies, and how they conceptualize and practice evangelism. The result is a comprehensive portrait of an immigrant group which does not define itself as victimized and in need of assistance, but as expatriate agents with a clear calling and a vision to change the continent they now live in.

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Utgivningsdatum:2012-02-23
Mått:160 x 240 x 24 mm
Vikt:695 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:428
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004228306

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Rev. Claudia Währisch-Oblau, Dr. theol. (Heidelberg University), is a member of the Management Team of the United Evangelical Mission and heads its Evangelism Department. She has published a number of articles on pentecostal / charismatic migrant churches in Europe.

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"Immerhin kann sich durch die englische Publikation die Internationale theologische Wissenschaftsgemeinde ein Bild über die Verhältnisse in Deutschland machen und ihre Schlüsse ziehen." - Moritz Fischer, in: Interkulturelle Theologie Vol. 1 (2010)"Währisch-Oblau's book (...) makes an important contribution as a detailed and comprehensive study on Christian migration and Pentecostal/charismatic ministry from the global South to the North. (...) Her work critically evaluates the motivations and implications of this missionary endeavour, and lays a significant foundation for ongoing scholarship." - Sara Fretheim, in: Mission Studies, Vol. 33.3 (2016)"Es handelt sich um ein Werk von grundlegender und richtungweisender Bedeutung, auf dessen Konsultation niemand, der oder die sich mit dem Phänomen von christlichen Migrationsgemeinden aus dem globalen Süden in Europa beschäftigt, wird verzichten können. Wer mit dem bisherigen Engagement und den Publikationen von Claudia Währisch-Oblau im Bereich der Migrationsgemeinden in Deutschland vertraut ist, den oder die wird diese Einschätzung kaum überraschen. Die Dissertation ist nicht nur das Ergebnis einer zeitlich umgrenzten Feldforschung im engeren Sinne, sondern sie bildet gleichzeitig den vorläufigen Abschluss einer über zehnjährigen intensiven, kontinuierlichen wie Früchte tragenden Zusammenarbeit mit diesen Gemeinden im erweiterten Ruhrgebietsraum. Kaum jemand anderem wäre es möglich gewesen, eine solche Arbeit vorzulegen, setzt sie doch neben der akademischen Kompetenz der Forscherin wesentlich ein tiefes Vertrauensverhältnis zwischen ihr und den befragten Gemeindeleitern in der Migration voraus. Die Autorin vermag aus einem reichhaltigen Erfahrungsschatz zu schöpfen." - Werner Kahl, Interdisziplinäre Arbeitskreis Pfingstbewegung, 2011

Innehållsförteckning

1. Methodological reflections1.1 Introduction1.2 The UEM Program for Cooperation between German and Foreign Language Churches, 1998 – 20081.3 Other European Protestant church responses to migrant churches: a short overview1.4 Description of my research1.5 Reflecting my own role as researcher and agent1.6 Interpretative paradigms2. The field of study2.1 Terminology: Migrant churches2.2 Delimiting Pentecostal / charismatic2.3 Constructing a Pentecostal / charismatic discourse field2.4 Migrant churches: Categorizations2.5 Historical dynamics: Foundation and development of migrant churches2.6 Migrant churches as part of a globalized discourse network3. The role of the pastor: the relationship to one’s own congregation3.1 The pastor as father and shepherd3.2 Defending one’s call: Biographical stories as legitimation narratives3.3 Mediators of divine power in a market situation: Observations and analysis of the pastoral role3.4 Summary: Mediators of divine power in a market situation4. Following the call: Expatriation narratives4.1 Theoretical framework: Some considerations4.2 Intertwined call and expatriation narratives4.3 Expatriation as consequence of the call4.4 Expatriation and call narrative not connected4.5 Expatriation narratives: some final observations5. Being on a mission: the relationship to the outside world5.1 “What is your mission?” Observations from the short interviews5.2 Missionary practice: Evangelizing Germans5.3 Conceptualizing evangelism in interdenominational dialogue: the long interviews5.4 Imagining Germany and Europe5.5 Conceptualizing evangelism in the global Pentecostal network: The ‘spiritual warfare’ paradigm 5.6 Conclusion: Evangelism, inculturation and clashing paradigms6. Consequences6.1 The current situation6.2 Dialogue fields: a description6.3 Ecclesiology and the politics of difference: Who defines Christianity in Europe?6.4 The functional question: Does a missionary self-image further or hinder integration?6.5 The theological question: Are German churches ready to be evangelized?Appendix:Expatriation narrativesBibliography