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This is open access under a CC BY 4.0 licenseThe history of Charismatic Christianity in the Nordic countries reaches as far back as Pentecostalism itself. The bounds of these categories remain a topic of discussion, but Nordic countries have played a vital role in developing this rapidly spreading form of world-wide Christianity. Until now, research on global Charismatic Christianity has largely overlooked the region. This book addresses and analyzes its historical and contemporary trajectories in Finland, Norway, and Sweden. Through a selection of cases written by Nordic scholars from various disciplines, it demonstrates historical and contemporary diversity as well as interconnections between local, national, and global currents. Highlighting change and continuity, the anthology reveals new aspects of Charismatic Christianity.
List of contents
1: Introduction.- 2. Paving the Way for Pentecostalism: A Historical Exploration of Post-reformation Revivals in Norway.- 3. Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission: A Survey of the Mission History with Emphasis on Organization, Expansion, and Gender.- 4. In the Wake of God's Fire: Transforming Charisma and Charismata in the Reconstruction of a Local Church.- 5. The Finnish Pentecostal Movement: An Analysis of Internal Struggle as Process of Habitual Division .- 6. Knutby Filadelfia: A Schismatic New Religious Movement within the Pentecostal Context.- 7. Faith Healing Revisited: An Intervention to the Modern Therapy Culture in Finland.- 8. Sharing and Holy Hugs: The Birth and Development of Intimization in Charismatic Stockholm .- 9. Televangelism in Sweden - Now? Is Channel 10 in Älmhult in fact a Telechurch?.- 10. Postscript: Embers from a Global Fire.
About the author
Jessica Moberg is a senior lecturer in the study of religions at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
Jane Skjoldli is a lecturer in the study of religions at the University of Bergen, Norway.
Summary
Open Access
Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in the Nordic region has not previously been systematically addressed. The title is the first volume to bring together case studies from this region.
Most studies of Nordic Pentecostalism are written in Nordic languages – the title brings together Nordic scholars and makes their research available to English-speaking readers.
Contributes to research on the spread and developments of global Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity by addressing a region where this form of Christianity, despite its long presence, has not become as influential as in the “global south”. In this way, the anthology nuances the picture of this form of Christianity as a global success story.
