Worship, Ritual, and Pentecostal Spirituality-as-Theology de Martina Björkander

Worship, Ritual, and Pentecostal Spirituality-as-Theology: A Rhythm that Connects our Hearts with God: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, cartea 48

Martina Björkander

Vibrant worship music is part of the Charismatic liturgy all around the world, and has become in many ways the hallmark of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity. Despite its centrality, scholarly interest in the theological and ritual significance of worship for pentecostal spirituality has been sparse, not least in Africa.
Combining rich theoretical and theological insight with an in-depth case study of worship practices in Nairobi, Kenya, this interdisciplinary study offers a significant contribution to knowledge and is bound to influence scholarly discussions for years to come. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in Pentecostal worship, ritual, and spirituality.

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Notă biografică

Martina Björkander, Ph.D. (b. 1977), is a post-doctoral researcher in practical theology at The Polin Institute, Åbo Akademi University, Finland. She has published several book chapters and articles on Pentecostalism, including "Pentecostal Praise and Worship as a Mode of Theology" in Faith in African Lived Christianity (Brill, 2020).

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This work is an excellent study of lived theology. In Björkander’s analysis, the theological riches of Pentecostal spirituality come to the fore. - Mika Vähäkangas, Professor, Director of Polin Institute of Åbo Akademi University

Björkander here makes a significant contribution to a pentecostal theology of worship that accounts for the various affective, performative, and embodied dimensions of pentecostal spirituality, enabled through meticulous ethnographic foregrounding of two charismatic East African congregations and their ritual practice. This is practical theology at its best, lifting up the many (disciplinary) tongues and (linguistic) accents of global pentecostal-charismatic Christianity. - Amos Yong, Professor of Theology and Mission, Fuller Seminary

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Prelude

List of Figures and Tables

1Introduction
1 The Task at Hand
1.1Background

1.2Introducing the Research Study

1.3Introducing the Researcher

2 Worship in Pentecostal Spirituality: Previous Research and Study Rationale
2.1Ritual Perspectives

2.2Theological Perspectives

2.3Congregational Music Perspectives

2.4Africanist Perspectives

2.5Study Rationale

3 Step by Step through This Book

Part 1
Theory and Method
2Worship, Ritual, and Pentecostal Spirituality-as-Theology
1 A Spirituality Approach to Pentecostalism
1.1The Pentecostal-Charismatic Tradition

1.2Pentecostal Spirituality as Theology

1.3Worship as Orthodoxa

2 A Practice Approach to Theology
2.1Starting with Practice

2.2Researching the Lived and the Local

2.3Worship as a Modus Theologicus

3 A Ritual Approach to Worship
3.1The Lacuna in Pentecostal Studies

3.2Perspectives in Ritual Theory

3.3Embodiment and the Study of Pentecostal Ritual

3.4Worship as ‘The Rite of Worship and Praise’

4 A Combination of Approaches

3Research Design and Method
1 Case Study Design
1.1Critical, Multiple-Case, Embedded-Case Study Design

2 The Fieldwork Journey
2.1Choosing a Topic, a Method and a Field

2.2Two Phases of Fieldwork and Two Cases

3 The Data-Collection Maze
3.1Observation and Participation

3.2Field Notes, Audio-Visual Recordings

3.3Interviews

3.4Lyrics

3.5Research Surveys

3.6Summary of Collected Data

4 The Quagmire of Analysis
4.1Analysing Lyrics in Search of Theology: A Special Excursion

5 Ethical Considerations
5.1Access, Anonymity and Informed Consent

5.2Copyright Issues

5.3The Role of the Researcher

Part 2
Cases and Context
4Urban, Progressive Melting Pots
1 Urban Pentecostalism in Kenya
1.1Historical Background

1.2One Charismatic Community, Two Influential Church Families

2 Introducing Woodley and Mavuno
2.1citam Woodley

2.2Mavuno Church Bellevue

2.3Demographic Profiles and Affiliation

3 Situating Woodley and Mavuno Theologically
3.1Pentecostal or Evangelical?

3.2Cultural, Theological, and Liturgical Melting Pots

Interlude
1 Sunday Worship in Mavuno Church, Bellevue, January 2014

2 Sunday Worship in citam Woodley, January 2014

Part 3
Worship in Pentecostal Spirituality-as-Theology
5Orthopraxis: Worship as Ritualized Practice
1 Ritual Dynamics in Worship
1.1Music and Singing within the Larger Ritual System

1.2The Rhythm of Sunday Services

1.3The Rhythm and Flow of Worship and Praise

2 Core Elements of Worship
2.1Ritual Preparation and Production

2.2Ritual Actors and Groups

2.3Ritual Objects and Places

2.4Ritual Languages

3 Conclusion: the Ritualization of Pentecostal Worship

6Orthopathos: Worship as Embodied Practice
1 Bodies together as One: Why Community Matters
1.1Nurturing Community through Worship

1.2Conflicts, Power Play, and the Body of Christ

2 Bodies in Motion: Why Movement Matters
2.1Kinesthetic Dimensions of Worship

2.2Dance, Spirituality, and Liturgy

3 Bodies Dressed for Service: Why Clothes Matter
3.1Dress Codes and Holiness Ideals in Worship

3.2The Social Skin: When Style is Everything

4 Bodies Feeling and Not Feeling: Why Emotion Matters
4.1Affective Dimensions of Worship

4.2The Emotions of a Worship Leader

5 Conclusion: The Embodied Character of Worship

7Orthopistis: Worship as Theologizing Practice
1 What Does the Bible Sing? Singing the Scriptures
1.1Emic Voices on the Bible in Worship

1.2Tabernacle and Throne: How Selected Passages Recur in Song

1.3A Psalter-Inspired Typology of Worship Songs

2 Christology as the Hub of Pentecostal Theology
2.1Patterns of Trinitarian Thought in Contemporary Worship

2.2Jesus Is the Centre of It All: Not the Spirit

2.3Christ as (Newborn, Crucified, and Triumphant) Saviour and King

3 Conclusion: Theologizing through Worship

8Orthodoxa: A Rhythm That Connects Our Hearts with God
1 Pentecostal Spirituality-as-Theology Revisited
1.1Theoretical Remarks on This Study’s Contribution to Knowledge

2 Worship as Unio Mystica
2.1Transformation as a Key Concept in Pentecostal Spirituality

2.2Songs That Carry Salvific Transformation

2.3Sung Worship as a Mediator of the Divine-Human Relationship

2.4Becoming Fearless Influencers: The Missional Goal for Worship

3 BTW, What Is Worship?
3.1Worship Is a Lifestyle: It Encompasses Everything

3.2Worship Is Biblical: It Is Modelled on Scripture

3.3Worship Is More Than Music, Yet Music Is Critical for Worship

4 Living a Life of Love: Worship as Orthodoxa

Appendix 1: Interview Guides and Examples

Appendix 2: Observation Guides

Appendix 3: Lyrical Content Analysis Guide

Appendix 4: Research Surveys

Appendix 5: Research Survey Results, Mavuno Church

Appendix 6: Research Survey Results, CITAM Woodley

Appendix 7: Primary Sources

Bibliography

Index of Scripture

Index of Subjects

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