Pentecostal Theological Education: Mapping the Historical Landscape and Reflecting on a Theological Future

Pentecostalism has a mixed history with theological education. The movement has been shaped by a strong current of anti-intellectualism, but it has also established and supported training institutions from its inception. This article briefly maps out the historical development of Western classic...

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Auteur principal: Frestadius, Simo (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Equinox Publ. 2021
Dans: PentecoStudies
Année: 2021, Volume: 20, Numéro: 1, Pages: 56–77
Sujets / Chaînes de mots-clés standardisés:B Pentecôtisme / Théologien / Formation
RelBib Classification:KDG Église libre
KDH Sectes d’origine chrétienne
NBG Pneumatologie
RF Pédagogie religieuse
Sujets non-standardisés:B Theological Education
B Pentecostalism
B History
B philosophy of education
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Résumé:Pentecostalism has a mixed history with theological education. The movement has been shaped by a strong current of anti-intellectualism, but it has also established and supported training institutions from its inception. This article briefly maps out the historical development of Western classical Pentecostal theological education and proposes that many of the existing challenges and tensions have been caused by the movement’s uncritical adoption of Fundamentalist theological norms and a “pick and mix” approach to theological training. This has resulted in incoherences in Pentecostal education, and has also polarized academic theology and the work of the Holy Spirit. The article argues that a coherent Pentecostal theological education should be informed by Pentecostal philosophical determinants. After outlining Pentecostal metaphysics, epistemology and teleology, the article proposes seven theses for Pentecostal theological education in late-modernity. The educational vision that emerges is characterized by holism and a pluralistic Pentecostal hermeneutic.
ISSN:1871-7691
Contient:Enthalten in: PentecoStudies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1558/pent.18624