Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa - 9780367590864

Taylor & Francis

Pacifism and Pentecostals in South AfricaA new hermeneutic for nonviolence\nAuthor(s): Marius Nel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367590864, 978-0367590864\nSynopsis\nMost of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection. However, since the Second World War Pentecostals have largely abandoned their pacifist viewpoint as they have taken on a more literal Biblical hermeneutic from their interaction with Evangelical denominations. This book traces the history of nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic of the Bible is needed by todays Pentecostals in order for them to rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change. \n\nThe book focuses on how Pentecostalism has manifested in South Africa during the twentieth century. Much of the available academic literature on hermeneutics and exegesis in th.