Healing the Incurable? Pentecostal Prayer Camps and Healing of Chronic Illnesses in Ghana

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Francis Ethelbert Kwabena Benyah
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Abstract

Healing is one of the distinctive features of the Pentecostal movement. In Pentecostal missiology healing is fundamental and is geared towards the transformation of the human person and society. Healing thus encompasses both physical and spiritual ailments. It also concerns the healing of unjust structures of society – inequality, corruption, bad governance, and so on. In this article I examine some of the plausible factors that make persons living with chronic illnesses go to prayer camps in search of solutions for their illnesses. The article highlights how prayer camps in Ghana help those living with chronic illnesses negotiate their sense of self and identity in the midst of persistent illness. It argues that in a situation where healthcare systems cannot provide a cure for an illness, people identify with and rely on religious institutions and their resources such as those the prayer camps produce for support, meaning, and enhancement.

治愈不治之症?加纳五旬节祈祷营与慢性病的治愈
医治是五旬节派运动的显著特点之一。在五旬节派的传播学中,医治是根本,其目的是改造人和社会。因此,医治既包括身体上的疾病,也包括精神上的疾病。它还涉及医治不公正的社会结构--不平等、腐败、治理不善等。在这篇文章中,我探讨了导致慢性病患者前往祈祷营寻求疾病解决方案的一些合理因素。文章重点介绍了加纳的祈祷营如何帮助慢性病患者在顽疾缠身的情况下寻求自我意识和身份认同。文章认为,在医疗系统无法治愈疾病的情况下,人们会认同并依赖宗教机构及其资源,如祈祷营提供的支持、意义和提升。
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Mission Studies
Mission Studies RELIGION-
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期刊介绍: The aim of Mission Studies is to better enable the International Association for Mission Studies to expand its services as a forum for the scholarly study of biblical, theological, historical and practical questions related to mission.
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