Prefiguration of the Nation: The Soteriology and Ecclesiology of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente in the Early 20th Century

The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was established in 1902, in the context of the US occupation of the Philippines. The church has become known for its outspoken emancipatory political stance in the course of the 20th century. Yet, in its early days, the church wrestled with the question how to nego...

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1. VerfasserIn: Smit, Peter-Ben 1979- (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:Englisch
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Veröffentlicht: Brill 2024
In: Exchange
Jahr: 2024, Band: 53, Heft: 1, Seiten: 23-45
weitere Schlagwörter:B Philippines
B Ecclesiology
B Isabelo de los Reyes
B Gregorio Aglipay
B Liturgy
B Postcolonialism
B prefigurative politics
B Iglesia Filipina Independiente
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Zusammenfassung:The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was established in 1902, in the context of the US occupation of the Philippines. The church has become known for its outspoken emancipatory political stance in the course of the 20th century. Yet, in its early days, the church wrestled with the question how to negotiate the restrictions that had been imposed regarding explicit political agitation. This paper argues that the church found a way forward regarding this by developing a prefigurative self-understanding, according to which the church, in its self-organization, theology and liturgy, foreshadowed the future of the nation of the Philippines as a whole. The ecclesiology of the church became its political program. Using insights from the study of prefigurative politics, it is shown how this course of action becomes evident in the Iglesia Filipina Independiente’s publications, such as journals and liturgical books.
ISSN:1572-543X
Enthält:Enthalten in: Exchange
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/1572543x-bja10062