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Hearing God’s Voice: Towards a Theology of Contemporary Pentecostal Revelatory Experience de Tania M. Harris

Hearing God’s Voice: Towards a Theology of Contemporary Pentecostal Revelatory Experience: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, cartea 47

Autor Tania M. Harris
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 3 oct 2023
The revelatory experience or in common parlance, “hearing God’s voice,” is prized by Pentecostal-Charismatic Christians for its contribution to spirituality, yet remains one of the most problematic areas of church life. Theological tensions and pastoral fallout have plagued the experience since the time of the New Testament.

Drawing on the tools of practical theology, this book presents the findings of a unique and ground-breaking study among Australian Pentecostals. With a theological framework modelled on New Testament practice and undergirded by the accountability of the local church, many of the problems associated with revelatory experience can be addressed and the experience fully harnessed for kingdom purpose.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9789004682405
ISBN-10: 9004682406
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 mm
Greutate: 0 kg
Editura: Brill
Colecția Brill
Seria Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies

Notă biografică

Tania M. Harris, Ph.D. (2020) Alphacrucis College, is the founding director of God Conversations, a global ministry that equips people to recognise and respond to God’s voice. She consults with and trains ministers in Spirit-led discipleship and is an ordained minister with the Australian Christian Churches.

Recenzii

In Hearing God’s Voice Tania Harris joins biblical, epistemological, sociological, and theological perspectives on the human experience of hearing God speak and tests the ideas with a case study on the ordinary theology of revelatory experiences in different Australian Pentecostal churches. The result is not only one of the first Pentecostal proposals on the understanding of revelation but a passionately argued and praxis-oriented guide for hearing, recognizing, and responding to the experience culminating with a call for developing more sustainable communities attuned to hearing the voice of God today. - Wolfgang Vondey, Professor of Christian Theology and Pentecostal Studies, University of Birmingham, UKTania Harris addresses a surprisingly neglected area of practical theology in the pentecostal tradition: revelatory experience. Considering Pentecostals prioritize encounter with God, especially hearing God’s voice, this theoretical and applied exploration is much needed for the global church today. Based on her fieldwork among Australian pentecostal churches, Harris provides practicable solutions for local church leaders seeking to facilitate the prophetic voice of God in their communities. This book will be of great interest to pastors, students and professors alike. - Jacqueline N. Grey, Professor of Biblical Studies, Alphacrucis University College, AustraliaMany Christians are profoundly suspicious of others telling them “God said…..”, and often with good reason. But Tania Harris is a passionate follower of Jesus whose life has been inspired by such encounters with God. In this book, you will find a practical and profoundly theological discussion of what it means to ‘hear God’s voice’ and how this should be outworked in life and local churches. You will be impressed with the study of how three Australian churches have managed this tricky area, as well as challenged by the theological discussion and sometimes surprising conclusions Tania has come to. - Jon K. Newton, Associate Professor of New Testament and Pentecostalism, Alphacrucis University College, AustraliaTania Harris richly defends the bold claim that God speaks today to ordinary Christians in a way that is personal and unmediated, just as God did in the narrative of scripture. Without denying the need for scripturally-informed discernment, she convincingly overturns theological assumptions that limit revelatory experiences to that which is mediated through scripture or prophetic ministry. Anyone interested in ecclesiology or practical ministry will benefit greatly from her penetrating insights. I found her book to be a compelling read from beginning to end. - Frank D. Macchia, Professor of Systematic Theology, Vanguard University“Hearing God’s voice,” is a regular part of Pentecostal and charismatic testimony. Tania Harris has taken this problematic experience seriously, and by employing the methodology of empiric and constructive theology has provided the Christian community with a well-researched explanation of why such a religious phenomenon is important, and even more significantly how to properly discern the voice of God. Such an important and noteworthy work is a timely contribution to the ongoing understanding and further development of pentecostal-charismatic theology and spirituality. - Kenneth J. Archer, Professor of Theology and Pentecostal Studies, School of Divinity, Barnett College of Ministry & Theology, Southeastern University, Lakeland, FL, USA

Cuprins

Acknowledgements

Author's Note

List of Figures

Part 1
Introduction to the Revelatory Experience
1God Speaks Back: Hearing God’s Voice in the Pentecostal Tradition
1 What Do Pentecostals Mean by Hearing God’s Voice?
1.1Experiential, Extrabiblical, Unmediated and “High-Level” Revelation

1.2Phenomenological Equivalency with the Biblical Experience

1.3Universal Accessibility Distinct from Specialist Gift of Prophecy


2 The Ministry Impact of Contemporary Pentecostal Revelatory Experience
2.1Ministry Outcomes

2.2Pastoral Fallout

2.3Institutional Instability


3 The Theological Problem of Spirit versus Scripture

4 Neglect in the Academy
4.1Lack of Connection to the Spirit’s Outpouring at Pentecost

4.2Focus on the Gift of Prophecy

4.3Rejection of Dream-Visions as a Revelatory Mode


5 Aim of the Study

6 Outline of the Book


2Cessationism Meets Continuationism: Four Theological Frameworks for Contemporary Revelatory Experience
1 The Pentecostal Tradition
1.1Pentecostalism in Australia

1.2Pentecostal Distinctives


2 The Evangelical Tradition

3 Four Theological Frameworks
3.2Acceptance in the Pentecostal-Charismatic Tradition

3.3Alternate Distinctions

3.4Problems with the Phenomenologically Inferior Position

3.5Summary


3Bridging the Gap between Theology and Practice: a Study in 3 Churches
1 The ‘Ordinary Theology’ of Revelatory Experience
1.1Mark Cartledge’s Concept of Dialectic

1.2Jeff Astley’s “Ordinary Theology”

1.3David Martin’s Concept of “Rescripting”

1.4Epistemological Assumptions

1.5An Insider Perspective


2 Study Design
2.1Data Collection

2.2The Sample

2.3Data Presentation and Analysis

2.4Study Limitations



Part 2
Hearing God in Sociological Perspective
4From Acquaintance to Partner: the Social Dynamics of Revelatory Experience
1 The Content of Revelatory Experiences among Australian Pentecostals
1.1Personal and Particular

1.2New and Previously Unknown Information


2 Charles Glock and Rodney Stark’s Taxonomy of Religious Experience
2.1Glock and Stark’s Theory and Other Pentecostal Studies


3 The Sociological Nature of Revelatory Experience
3.1The Relational Development of Revelatory Experience

3.2The Disruptive Nature of Revelatory Experience

3.3Power Shifts in Relational Development

3.4The Role of Discernment in Maintaining Institutional Stability

3.5Discernment as an Act of Power


4 Reflection on Glock and Stark’s Theory

5 Summary


5A World in Continuity with the Early Church: Hearing God in the Local Community
1 Approach to Revelatory Experience in Three Pentecostal Churches
1.1Introducing Church a

1.2Introducing Church b

1.3Introducing Church c

1.4The Frequency of High-Level Revelatory Experiences


2 Peter Berger’s Theory of World Construction

3 The Social World of Three Churches
3.1A World in Continuity with the Early Church

3.2The Language of Pentecostal Revelatory Experience

3.3Legitimations in the Pentecostal World

3.4Regulatory Controls in the Pentecostal World


4 Reflection on Berger’s Theory

5 Summary


Part 3
A Close Theological Analysis of Revelatory Experience
Introduction to Part 3

6Does God have anything More to Say? The Content and Function of Revelatory Experience
1 The Content and Function of Revelatory Experiences among Australian Pentecostals
1.1Build “Personal Relationship” with God

1.2A Vehicle of Divine Presence

1.3Provision of Divine Care and Protection

1.4Personal Transformation and Sanctification

1.5Revelation of “God’s Plan”

1.6Mobilisation to Ministry and Mission


2 Niels Hvidt: Christological Content and Function
2.1Material and Formal Revelation

2.2The Actualisation of Doctrine


3 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
3.1The Limits of “New” Revelatory Content

3.2The Future-Orientation of Revelatory Content

3.3The Christocentric Function of Revelatory Experience

3.4The Role of Revelatory Experience in the Development of Doctrine


4 Summary


7Hearing God’s Voice: Dream-Visions, Voices and Senses
1 Revelatory Modes among Australian Pentecostals
1.1Voices

1.2Dreams and Visions

1.3Sensory Impressions

1.4Scripture

1.5“Creative/Experiential” Use of Scripture

1.6Teaching via Sermons, Books and Religious Material

1.7Prophecy

1.8The Counsel of Others

1.9Circumstances

1.10Nature


2 Niels Hvidt: Historic Concepts of Revelation

3 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
3.1Modes of Revelation

3.2Legitimacy of Revelatory Modes


4 Summary


8Recognising God’s Voice: How Did They Know It Was God?
1 The Epistemological Reliability of Revelatory Experience
1.1Epistemological Reliability of Revelatory Experience among Australian Pentecostals

1.2Niels Hvidt: the Mixed Nature of Revelatory Experience

1.3Rescripting Ordinary Theology


2 Discernment Criteria for Revelatory Experience
2.1Discernment Criteria for Revelatory Experience among Australian Pentecostals

2.2Niels Hvidt: Three Criteria for Discernment in the Catholic Tradition

2.3Rescripting Ordinary Theology


3 Responsibility for Discernment
3.1Responsibility for Discernment among Australian Pentecostals

3.2Niels Hvidt: Responsibility for Discernment in the Catholic Tradition

3.3Rescripting Ordinary Theology


4 Summary


9Responding to God’s Voice: the Faithfulness of God and the Unfaithfulness of Humanity
1 Responses to God’s Voice among Australian Pentecostals

2 Niels Hvidt: Experience as Divine Imperative

3 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
3.1The Response of Obedience

3.2Interaction of Divine Fulfilment and Human Free Will


4 Summary


Summary: the Theology and Practice of Revelatory Experiences among Australian Pentecostals


Part 4
The Relationship of Contemporary Revelatory experience to the Theology of Scripture
Introduction to Part 4

10The Communicating Spirit: Inspired Experiences and Inspired Scripture
1 Charles Kraft’s Communication Model for Inspiration

2 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
2.1Efficacy of Divine Communication

2.2The Personalised Nature of Revelatory Experiences

2.3Use of Biblical Narratives as Models


3 Summary


11Is This a Trick Question? The Site of Divine Authority
1 James K.A. Smith’s Work on Textualization and Orality

2 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
2.1The Authority of Revelatory Experience

2.2The Tension between Orality and Textuality in Pentecostal Communities

2.3The Meaning of the Phrase “Word of God”


3 Summary


12The Epistemological Role of Revelatory Experience in Spiritual Development
1 James K.A. Smith’s Work on the Epistemology of Pentecostal Experience

2 Rescripting Ordinary Theology
2.1The Role of Revelatory Experience in Relational and Spiritual Development

2.2The Element of Divine Authority in Transformation

2.3The Epistemology of Revelatory Experience and the Study of Scripture


3 Summary


Summary: the Relationship of Revelatory Experience to the Theology of Scripture


Part 5
Hearing God’s Voice Today
13The Theology and Practice of “Hearing God’s Voice”
1 Towards a Theology of Contemporary Pentecostal Revelatory Experience
1.1The Basis for Phenomenological Equivalency

1.2The Content and Function of Revelatory Experience

1.3The Process of Revelatory Experience


2 The Relationship of Revelatory Experience to the Theology of Scripture
2.1Contemporary Revelatory Experience and Existing Pentecostal-Charismatic Bibliologies

2.2A Bibliology for the Phenomenologically Equivalent Approach

2.3An Expanded Role for the Community


3 Recommendations for Ministry Praxis

4 Evaluation of the Study
4.1Opportunities for Further Study


5 Conclusion


Appendices

Bibliography

Index