Spirit and Power

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PentecoStudies-An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements Pub Date : 2023-07-27 DOI:10.1558/pent.26062

J. K. Asamoah‐Gyadu

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Abstract

Contemporary Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity in Africa has adopted new and innovative symbols that fits its theology of prosperity, empowerment, and upward mobility. This article focuses on one of them: the eagle. The features and behavior patterns of the eagle help contemporary Pentecostals to use its symbolic features in articulating a pneumatology of upward mobility, elevation, success and prosperity. The pneumatology of the eagle is a global contemporary Pentecostal phenomenon. In this pneumatology, the eagle, with its powers of vision, longevity, strength, height and renewal, appears in contemporary Pentecostal prosperity discourses as a symbol of aspiration, which appeals very strongly to the sensibilities of upwardly mobile young people who tenaciously embrace the new charismatic fervour.

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精神与力量

当代非洲的五旬节派/灵恩派基督教采用了新的和创新的符号，这些符号符合其繁荣、赋权和向上流动的神学。本文关注的是其中的一种:鹰。鹰的特征和行为模式帮助当代五旬节派教徒使用它的象征特征来表达向上流动、提升、成功和繁荣的气候学。鹰的气体学是一个全球性的当代五旬节现象。在这个气体学中，鹰，以其视力，长寿，力量，高度和更新的力量，出现在当代五旬节派的繁荣话语中，作为渴望的象征，这对那些顽强地拥抱新的魅力热情的向上流动的年轻人的敏感性非常强烈。

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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.