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European Journal of Theology - Volume 33, Issue 2, 2024
Volume 33, Issue 2, 2024
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Introduction: Insider and Outsider Perspectives in Research on Revivalist Protestantism
More LessAbstract This introduction to the theme of the present issue highlights current questions in the study of revivalist Protestantism and illustrates these with reference to two conferences from 2023, which provide the starting point for reflections on insider and outsider perspectives. A first conference of the GBFE network worked on the topic of Being spiritual while doing research and a second conference of the E Read More
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A Matter of Perspective? The Emic and Etic Assessment of the Emergence of the First Free Evangelical Church in the Nineteenth Century in Germany
More LessSummary As a church historian, in this article I use the distinction between the ‘etic’ and the ‘emic’ perspective to analyse the historiography of the early Free Evangelical Churches in Germany. The first Free Evangelical Church was founded in Wuppertal in 1854 by Hermann Heinrich Grafe and its first historian was Heinrich Neviandt. Because church history examines the inner-worldly and at the same time other-worldly subject of ‘t Read More
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William Schauffler: Missionary, Networker, Bible Translator, Orientalist
More LessZusammenfassung Der in Stuttgart geborene und in Odessa aufgewachsene Wilhelm Schauffler bekehrte sich als junger Mann unter der Verkündigung des von der Allgäuer Erweckungsbewegung geprägten katholischen Priesters Ignaz Lindl. Später sah er sich zum Judenmissionar in Konstantinopel berufen, schob aber eine theologische Ausbildung in Amerika ein, bevor er sich als Missionar und Bibelübersetzer in Kons Read More
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The ‘1859’ Revival in Ireland: Episodes and Evaluations
More LessSummary The revival that came to Ireland, especially the north of Ireland, in 1859, had a major impact and created much interest. Over 150 years later, the significance of this revival is still being talked about and studied. This article looks at the background to what happened, gives space to some of the voices in the revival, and covers both advocates and critics. Much of the evidence on which the article draws is primary sou Read More
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Perspectives on Christian Revivals and Societal Change
Authors: Truls Liland, John Daniel Andersen & Jan Inge JenssenAbstract Church historians have long studied revivals, and this phenomenon has recently received renewed attention as a result of contemporary Western revivals. However, little interdisciplinary research within a theological framework has explored how revivals can lead to positive societal changes. The purpose of this article is to investigate this relationship from an Evangelical-Pentecostal perspective that draws on historic Read More
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Protestant Free Churches and Social Responsibility: Developments and Principles for Defining the Relationship Between Church and Society
By Markus IffZusammenfassung Dieser Artikel denkt nach über die Beziehung zwischen Gemeinde und Gesellschaft aus der Perspektive der Evangelischen Freikirchen in Deutschland und möchte zu Fortschritt in der Auseinandersetzung zu diesem Thema anregen. Untersucht wird die Wechselwirkung zwischen theologischer Selbständigkeit und sozialer Verantwortung. In den Blick kommen ebenfalls die Grundsätze von Religions- und Ge Read More
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Tendencies of Social Form in Some New Evangelical and Pentecostal Movements
Authors: Gero Menzel & Caroline SosnaSummary In this essay we explore the structure of two new Christian movements that emerged as a result of a blending of Evangelicalism and Pentecostalism. These movements are ICF and C3, which we study in their German as well as European context. We triangulate theoretical concepts, our own empirical research and existing research on these movements. Referring to the theoretical framework of refiguration Read More
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The Study of Evangelicalism: Limits and Potential of Emic and Etic Perspectives on a Growing Field of Research
More LessZusammenfassung Vorliegender Artikel stellt neue Diskurse in der Evangelikalismusforschung im deutschen Sprachraum vor. Im Fokus sind unterschiedliche Sichtweisen und Standpunkte im schöpferischen Spannungsfeld zwischen Theologie und Religionswissenschaft. Nachgezeichnet wird die von angelsächsischen Beiträgen dominierte Forschungsgeschichte der evangelikalen Bewegung unter Berücksichtigung ausgew Read More
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