Andre ikke-konformistiske og evangeliske kirker

Die Geschichte der Täuferbewegung fasziniert. In den Wirren der Reformationszeit lebten ihre Anhänger zwischen den Fronten und entwickelten eigene Ideen. Es ging ihnen nicht nur um eine Erneuerung des Glaubens. Sie wollten auch Wege finden, in einer von Macht und Bevormundung geprägten Gesellschaft christliches Leben praktisch zu gestalten.Glaubens und Gewissensfreiheit, Trennung von Kirche und Staat, Gewaltfreiheit - das sind für uns heute keine Tabu-Themen. Derartige Anliegen brachten den Täufern aber schwerste Verfolgung ein. Sehr viele bezahlten dies mit ihrem Leben. Dies traurige Schicksal traf auch die Halberstädter Täufer. Dabei verdanken wir gerade ihrer Bewegung viele Anstöße zu Entwicklungen von denen wir heute ganz selbstverständlich profitieren.Speziell über die Täufer von Halberstadt ist bisher zu wenig bekannt. Ihr Schicksal ist aber typisch für die damalige Zeit der kirchlichen Machtspiele. Für den interessierten Leser bietet sich ein Einblick in die Stadt- und Zeitgeschichte vor 500 Jahren.

This book relates the unique experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer/Questioning (LGBTQ+) people in Australian Pentecostal-Charismatic Christian churches. Grounded in the theoretical contributions of Michel Foucault, Judith Butler, Lewis Coser, and others, the book exposes the discursive ¿battleground¿ over the ¿truth¿ of sex which underlies the participants¿ stories. These rich and complex narratives reveal the stakes of this conflict, manifested in ¿the line¿ ¿ a barrier restricting out LGBTQ+ people from full participation in ministry and service. Although some participants related stories of supportive¿if typically conservative¿congregations where they felt able to live out an authentic, integrated faith, others found they could only leave their formerly close and supportive communities behind, ¿counter-rejecting¿ the churches and often the faith that they felt had rejected them.

This book offers an historical and comparative profile of classical pentecostal movements in Brazil and the United States in view of their migratory beginnings and transnational expansion. Pentecostalism's inception in the early twentieth century, particularly in its global South permutations, was defined by its grassroots character. In contrast to the top-down, hierarchical structure typical of Western forms of Christianity, the emergence of Latin American Pentecostalism embodied stability from the bottom up-among the common people. While the rise to prominence of the Assemblies of God in Brazil, the Western hemisphere's largest (non-Catholic) denomination, demanded structure akin to mainline contexts, classical pentecostals such as the Christian Congregation movement cling to their grassroots identity. Comparing the migratory and missional flow of movements with similar European and US roots, this book considers the prospects for classical Brazilian pentecostals with an eye on the problems of church growth and polity, gender, politics, and ethnic identity.

This book aims to introduce a distinctively evangelical voice to the discipline of practical theology. Evangelicals have sometimes seen practical theology as primarily a 'liberal' project. This collection, however, actively engages with practical theology from an evangelical perspective, both through discussion of the substantive issues and by providing examples of practical theology done by evangelicals in the classroom, the church, and beyond. This volume brings together established and emerging voices to debate the growing role which practical theology is playing in evangelical and Pentecostal circles. Chapters begin by addressing methodological concerns, before moving into areas of practice. Additionally, there are four short papers from students who make use of practical theology to re¿ect upon their own practice. Issues of authority and normativity are tackled head on in a way that will inform the debate both within and beyond evangelicalism. This book will, therefore, be of keen interest to scholars of practical, evangelical, and Pentecostal theology.

In The Gospel of Church, Janine Giordano Drake traces the rivalry between organized labor and the American churches from 1880 to 1920, highlighting how the rise in labor and agricultural movements at the turn of the century ran parallel with low church-attendance, high circulation rates of socialist newspapers, and outdoor revivalism, as communities animated by a shared commitment to a Christian Commonwealth took the place of formal religion for thousands of working people. Social Gospel ministers' efforts to assert their authority over industrial affairs directly undermined workers' efforts to bring about social democracy in the United States.

In the present polyphony of evangelical theological epistemology, there are several authoritative approaches. Yet, the evangelical emphasis on sola scriptura demands that theological epistemology be subjected to the biblical canon. In this book, Dan-Adrian Petre argues for a canonically-derived theological epistemological framework that may foster a fuller understanding of theological knowledge formation within evangelicalism. Specifically, he explores some representative evangelical voices to identify the reasons for the contemporary epistemological variance. Petre then uses a canonical-epistemological methodology to outline a biblically-based framework. In exploring how the Scripture conceptualizes the formation of theological knowledge, the book uses cognitive linguistics to grasp the conceptual meaning of the theological knowledge formation in the Bible using prototypical case studies. The resulting epistemological implications outline a minimal epistemological model derived from the biblical canon. Using this vantage point, the author assesses the contemporary evangelical epistemological dissonance as a means of indicating a way forward for a canonical-epistemological attunement.

In a polarised milieu that too often posits ¿queer¿ and ¿Christian¿ as competing realms, this book explores the complexities of identity development, religious traumatisation, and the task of creating safe faith spaces in which LGBTQA+ people can find healing, particularly in the Evangelical context. First, Joel Hollier examines the historical path of Evangelicalism, providing context for the current terrain of the ¿culture war¿ we find ourselves in. He then parses out experiences of gender/sexuality and religious/spiritual identity development, grounding them in an evolving theoretical base. Finally, Hollier offers a rounded critique of Evangelical church structures and mechanisms of trauma that hinder the healing process, along with potential sources of healing. Central to this work are the voices of LGBTQA+ people whose stories weave together a deeper understanding of the harms the Church has perpetrated, and the path forward.

This book focuses on Christological-Monotheism, an underexplored area which combines two disciplines of theological appraisal often addressed as separate subjects. Christological-Monotheism is underexplored in the literature, and even more underexplored are interpretations of Christological-Monotheism from the perspectives of Christian voices within the ¿Oneness Pentecostal¿ faith tradition. Oneness Pentecostalism offers opposing perspectives to what is considered ¿fixed orthodoxy¿ within the Christian faith traditions: i.e., its views differ on doctrines relating to the nature of God and Christ from accepted norms. This project seeks to include various Oneness Pentecostal interpretations to commonly held perspectives, and explore what such might look like when juxtapose with Christian orthodoxy. Moreover, it rereads perspectives about the relationship between God and Christ offered by both traditions in the contexts of earlier contributors to Christian history, all the way to the Second Temple Jewish periods, and includes similar patterns exposed by various groups/scholars along this trajectory.

'Compellingly explains the anti-trans alliance of radical feminists and conservative evangelicals. Intellectually rich yet accessible' Pippa Catterall, Professor, University of Westminster and Chair of AIDS Memory UK'We live in a time when anti-trans politics is becoming increasingly dehumanising and dangerous. Reading this illuminating book will help the open-minded, open-hearted Christian reader hear, encounter, and love their trans neighbours. I learned much from this book' David P. Gushee, Distinguished University Professor of Christian Ethics, Mercer UniversityFor decades, conservative evangelicals and so-called gender critical feminists have worked hand-in-hand to oppose trans liberation. But how did this alliance come about? What makes it tick? And how can trans people and allies respond?In Gender Heretics, Rebecca Jane Morgan tackles this reactionary alliance head on. With unique insight, she explores how theological arguments snaked their way from anti-trans feminist tracts into the everyday practices of evangelical churches today, and how the unlikely alliance remains strong in spite of seemingly irreconcilable worldviews. Shedding light on the roots of today's transphobic backlash, she provides crucial tools to overcome it, offering a hopeful way forward for Christians and advocating for a full recalibration of evangelical thought on gender identity and trans activism.Rebecca Jane Morgan is a transfeminist and evangelical Christian, a historian of modern Britain, popular culture, and queer identities.

For 30 years, author Karen Anna Vogel has lived near the Amish, considered a "Trusted English Friend". She passes on inspirational experiences about the Amish culture in her novels, but readers want more. So, in this 31 Day 'challenge' Karen shares all she's gleaned so far, and invites you to make simplicity a habit.

This book treads new ground by bringing the Evangelical and Dissenting movements within Christianity into close engagement with one another.

I det nittende århundrede foregik der en stor religiøs vækkelse overalt i Danmark. Mange prædikanter var ikke teologisk uddannet og havde ikke nødvendigvis tilknytning til folkekirken, men alligevel formåede de at skabe stor religiøs begejstring hos den brede befolkning. Gårdejer Ole Peter Holm Larsen (1802-1873) var en af de vækkelsesprædikanter, der i 1800-tallet rejste rundt i Danmark for at prædike for lægmandsforsamlinger. Skønt det ofte førte til anholdelse og bøder, gav Ole Peter Holm Larsen ikke op, og i 1840'erne blev han en del af den grundtvigske bevægelse.Ludvig Schrøder fortæller den spændende historie om Ole Peter Holm Larsen og om hans store betydning for den religiøse vækkelse hos det menige danske folk i det nittende århundrede.Ludvig Schrøder (1836-1908) var dansk højskoleforstander og forfatter. Han var forstander for Rødding Højskole i perioden 1862-1864 og blev derefter forstander for Askov Højskole, efter Danmark i 1864 havde mistet Sønderjylland. Ludvig Schrøder skrev en lang række bøger om store danske og europæiske personer og blev for sit store arbejde for dansk kulturliv hædret som Ridder af Dannebrog og titulær professor.