Intricacies of Religious Language in Shaping the Mindset of Adherents during COVID-19: A Study of Churches in Calabar
Religious language has the potential to shape the mindsets of human beings. Further, it is probable that religious utterances will affect adherents’ responses to real-life situations. With the aid of speech-act theory, this article investigates how religious utterances used by church leaders in fram...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Sage Publishing
2024
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International bulletin of mission research
Jahr: 2024, Band: 48, Heft: 2, Seiten: 226-238 |
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church leaders
B Christians B Covid-19 B Pandemic B Religious Language B speech-act theory |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Religious language has the potential to shape the mindsets of human beings. Further, it is probable that religious utterances will affect adherents’ responses to real-life situations. With the aid of speech-act theory, this article investigates how religious utterances used by church leaders in framing public discourse modified some social perceptions of Christians during the COVID-19 pandemic. The research shows the impacts and limitations of speech-act theory concerning the influence of church leaders over their adherents during the COVID-19 era. In dialogue with the CAN-CRS Report, the research shows that some Christians differed from their pastors on certain COVID-19 related issues. |
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| ISSN: | 2396-9407 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: International bulletin of mission research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/23969393231201101 |