Mediating God’s relationality? A trinitarian perichoretic critique of the reliance on anointed objects in African neo-Pentecostalism

Autor:	Collium Banda
Jazyk:	Afrikaans<br />English
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	anointed articles african neo-pentecostalism the trinity in africa perichoresis the trinity and god’s relationality spiritual security in african christianity the trinity and spiritual security in africa The Bible BS1-2970 Practical Theology BV1-5099
Zdroj:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, Vol 76, Iss 1, Pp e1-e10 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	0259-9422 2072-8050
DOI:	10.4102/hts.v76i1.5856
Popis:	This article uses the perichoretic nature of the Trinity to evaluate the reliance on anointed objects as instruments of connecting with God amongst African neo-Pentecostal Christians. The article answers the question: from a perspective of the relationality of God, how can we evaluate the African neo-Pentecostal reliance on anointed objects to connect with God? The aim is to show that the perichoretic nature of the Trinity demands that a direct relationship with the Godhead be possible without the intermediary and impersonalising use of anointed objects. The use of anointed objects to connect with God impersonalises him and undermines his relationality, as depicted in his perichoretic triune nature. The significance of the article lies in calling for African neo-Pentecostals to inform their quest for an intimate connection with God by a critical understanding of his perichoretic trinitarian communal ontology.
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