Jesus and Afro-Pentecostal Prophets: Dynamics within the liminal space in Galilee and in Zimbabwe

What happens when religious and spiritual interventions are used to explain concrete social economic reality? This study suggests that Afro-Pentecostal prophets in Zimbabwe exist within the liminal context; the prophets therefore function to redefine and contest identities in view of present social...

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Published in:Hervormde teologiese studies Vol. 71; no. 1; pp. 1 - 06
Main Author: Dube, Zorodzai
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pretoria African Online Scientific Information Systems (Pty) Ltd t/a AOSIS 2015
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Reformed Theological College of the Netherdutch Reformed Church of Africa at the Faculty of Theology of the University of Pretoria and Society for Practical Theology in South Africa
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Subjects:
African culture
Historical Jesus, Alterity, Prophets and Messiahs
Jesus Christ
Marcuse, Herbert (1898-1979)
Mindfulness meditation
Protestantism
Religion
Religious studies
Socioeconomic factors
Theology
Unexplained phenomena
Zimbabwe
ISSN:0259-9422, 2072-8050, 2072-8050
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Summary:What happens when religious and spiritual interventions are used to explain concrete social economic reality? This study suggests that Afro-Pentecostal prophets in Zimbabwe exist within the liminal context; the prophets therefore function to redefine and contest identities in view of present social realities. This realisation allows for a comparison between the Zimbabwean prophets and Jesus of Nazareth, with a view to draw general conclusions regarding the function of prophets. As contribution, the study fills the void within the studies concerning the religious explanations of socioeconomic issues in view of structures of power. Borrowing from Herbert Marcuse, this study advances the thesis that the prophets attract people by miracles and promises of bliss and, in the process, divert people’s attention from directly confronting structures of power and hegemony.
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ISSN:0259-9422
2072-8050
2072-8050
DOI:10.4102/hts.v71i1.2748