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List of contents
Introduction
Chapter 1
Models for Analyzing the Word of Faith
Chapter 2
Worldview and the Word of Faith
Chapter 3
Story in the Word of Faith Worldview
Chapter 4
Symbol in the Word of Faith Worldview
Chapter 5
Praxis in the Word of Faith Worldview
Chapter 6
Ultimate Beliefs in the Word of Faith Worldview
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Mikael Stenhammar is Lecturer in systematic theology and worldview studies at the Academy for Leadership and Theology, Sweden
Summary
This volume approaches the Word of Faith as a worldview, and analyses the movement through N. T. Wright’s model for worldview-analysis in order to provide necessary nuance and complexity to scholarly interpretations of the Word of Faith. The reader receives insights into the movement’s narrative, semiotic, practical and propositional dimensions, which cumulatively offer a multifaceted understanding of how the Word of Faith interprets reality and engages with the world. The analysis shows that there is a narrative core to Word of Faith beliefs in the form of a unique theological story with focus set on the present restoration of Eden’s authority and blessings.
This study demonstrates how the Word of Faith operates as a distinct worldview that parses the world through the lens of faith’s causative power to affect a direct correspondence between present reality and Eden’s perfection. The findings advance a critical and therapeutic approach that acknowledges how the worldview both strengthens and subverts Pentecostalism.
Foreword
This book is the first to analyse the Word of Faith movement’s narrative, semiotic, practical and propositional dimensions to construct a comprehensive and critical image of the Word of Faith worldview.
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This is a critically important book from someone once intimately involved in the Word of Faith movement. Stenhammar explains this growing worldwide movement by reference to its worldview, while being acutely aware of its inherent dangers. Essential reading for anyone looking for a comprehensive understanding.
