Sökning: "Pentecostalism"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 7 uppsatser innehållade ordet Pentecostalism.
1. Re-Imagining Civic Influence in Contemporary Uganda : A Study of Pentecostalism´s Role in the Empowerment of Kampala Youth
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionenSammanfattning : This thesis explores what role Pentecostalism has as an emerging actor in Uganda in terms of empowering the largely marginalised youth population. Therefore, the purpose of the thesis is to examine how Pentecostalism may contribute to youth´s participation and influence in society and, as such, the realisation of their civil rights as the sovereigns of the country. LÄS MER
2. Grow your business for God. : Exploring entrepreneuship in the Pentecostal churches in Uganda.
Master-uppsats, Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för organisation och entreprenörskap (OE)Sammanfattning : Pentecostalism has grown from its founding days in 1900 in Topeka, USA and has extended its reach to most parts the world including Africa where it took off in the 1970s and continues to grow with many mega churches being established. In addition to their main role of taking care of the spiritual development of their followers, many Pentecostal churches have begun to get involved in provision of social and economic goods and services. LÄS MER
3. Give us this day our daily bread : The moral order of Pentecostal peasants in South Brazil
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiSammanfattning : This ethnography aims to identify the role of the Pentecostal beliefs that peasants in South Brazil use in justifying their life situations. Anthropological data were collected in the Sertão region of Jaguariaíva, in the Brazilian State of Paraná. LÄS MER
4. The Ladies’ Chairman : Male Headship and Gender Equality in Pentecostal Ghana
Master-uppsats, Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologiSammanfattning : Within the field of international development there has in recent years been an emerging interest to explore how secular and faith-based modes of development may interact. Yet there remains a considerable knowledge gap in how religious values, believes and practices may challenge, accommodate or complement secular development agendas. LÄS MER
5. "Love Thy Hindu Neighbor as Thyself" - A Field Study of North Indian Pentecostals' Perceptions of Hindu-Christian Relations
Master-uppsats, Lunds universitet/Centrum för teologi och religionsvetenskapSammanfattning : The aim of this thesis is to better understand Hindu-Christian relations in the experience of North Indian Pentecostals. The study proceeds from a social identity theory (SIT) framework and is guided by three research questions. LÄS MER
