Conflicting Futures, Entangled Pasts: Nigerian Missionaries in a Post-secular Europe?

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PentecoStudies-An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements Pub Date : 2019-10-13 DOI:10.1558/pent.37795

K. Knibbe

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Abstract

Scholars studying Pentecostalism unite in networks such as the GloPent network (represented by this journal) on the basis of the fact that across the globe, we observe the emergence, growth and evolution of organization and networks that are similar, yet also quite strongly rooted in the local context. The emergence of missionary activities from Nigeria and other countries of what is often called the “Global South” is a new phase in the history of Pentecostalism that has now been ongoing for a while. It calls into question the relationship between local contexts and global religious phenomena in new ways: how can we understand these movements as shaped both by “local contexts” (of, in this case Nigeria), as well as part of a global network of Pentecostal movements, in the way they relate to the “local context” of a country that is a former colonial power (and current resource extractor and job provider, via Shell), namely the Netherlands? In this article I want to take a step back and attend to the question: what do we study when we study Nigerian Pentecostal missionaries in Europe? Furthermore, through attending the dimension of time I will explore how this phase in the history of Global Pentecostalism may give new insights into the new complexities of Europe.

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冲突的未来，纠缠的过去:后世俗欧洲的尼日利亚传教士?

研究五旬节派的学者们在GloPent网络(以本杂志为代表)等网络中联合起来，基于这样一个事实，即在全球范围内，我们观察到组织和网络的出现、成长和演变，这些组织和网络是相似的，但也相当强烈地植根于当地背景。来自尼日利亚和其他被称为“全球南方”的国家的传教活动的出现，是五旬节派历史上的一个新阶段，现在已经持续了一段时间。它以新的方式对地方背景和全球宗教现象之间的关系提出了疑问:我们如何理解这些运动是由“地方背景”(在这种情况下是尼日利亚)以及五旬节派运动全球网络的一部分塑造的，它们与一个前殖民大国(通过壳牌公司，目前是资源采掘者和工作提供者)的“地方背景”相关的方式，即荷兰?在这篇文章中，我想退一步来关注这个问题:当我们研究欧洲的尼日利亚五旬节派传教士时，我们研究什么?此外，通过参与时间维度，我将探讨全球五旬节派历史上的这一阶段如何为欧洲新的复杂性提供新的见解。

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期刊介绍： PentecoStudies offers a distinctly interdisciplinary forum for the study of Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity. Authors from the social sciences, the humanities, cultural studies, religious studies and theology are all welcome to submit research on global expressions of Pentecostalism defined in its broadest sense. The journal invites work that attends to historical, contemporary and regional studies. In particular, it is interested in the global expansion of Pentecostalism, its mutations and impact on society, culture and the media, including its influence on traditional non-Pentecostal churches. Comparative research is encouraged, especially if it is based on different regional studies and contributes to our understanding of globalization and the role of Pentecostalism in post-colonial contexts. Attention to the lived experience of religion is important and studies that include empirical research are welcome, as well as theoretical studies. Theological contributions that assist our understanding of the beliefs and practices of Pentecostal Christians are essential and these are best placed if they engage in a dialogue with the broader traditions of philiosophy and theology, especially ecumenical dialogue. Finally, in this age of many faiths, it is important that the impact of Pentecostalism on other religious traditions is researched and vice versa. Pentecostal and Charismatic Christianity ("Pentecostalisms") cannot be fully appreciated in isolation but must be understood in all its complexity when it is placed in multiple contexts and viewed through multiple lenses. The journal aims to fulfil this important research need.