Christianity, Presence, and the Problem of History: On Two Forms of Christian Temporality in the Faroe Islands
In this article, I compare two forms of Christian temproality in the Faroe Islands. In so doing, I problematize some of the ways in which the idea of history has been applied theoretically to studies of churches and congregations in the country. As a remedy to what I see as the shortcomings of socia...
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fttriple:oai:gotriple.eu:oai:doaj.org/article:3f8c83852ab642058d902f9d8580ccd6 2023-05-15T16:10:16+02:00 Christianity, Presence, and the Problem of History: On Two Forms of Christian Temporality in the Faroe Islands Jan Jensen 2021-03-01 https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 en eng Suomen Antropologinen Seura (Finnish Anthropological Society) 1799-8972 https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 undefined Suomen Antropologi, Vol 45, Iss 2, Pp 3-16 (2021) faroe islands pentecostalism temporality history theology presence dispensationalism orthodoxy relig hisphilso Journal Article https://vocabularies.coar-repositories.org/resource_types/c_6501/ 2021 fttriple https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 2023-01-22T18:11:47Z In this article, I compare two forms of Christian temproality in the Faroe Islands. In so doing, I problematize some of the ways in which the idea of history has been applied theoretically to studies of churches and congregations in the country. As a remedy to what I see as the shortcomings of social theory when applied to Pentecostal temporality, I propose seeing the latter as a form of extended present. This is set in contrast to dispensationalism, which sees historical and theological time as occuring in a sequential manner. Dispensationalism in this context refers more than anything to the Plymouth Brethren, who make up the biggest group of non-Lutheran Christians in the Faroe Islands. Finally, I reflect on how temporality is shaped by operational goals that differ between similar, yet subtly different Christian practitioners. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Unknown Faroe Islands Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society 45 2 3 16 |
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In this article, I compare two forms of Christian temproality in the Faroe Islands. In so doing, I problematize some of the ways in which the idea of history has been applied theoretically to studies of churches and congregations in the country. As a remedy to what I see as the shortcomings of social theory when applied to Pentecostal temporality, I propose seeing the latter as a form of extended present. This is set in contrast to dispensationalism, which sees historical and theological time as occuring in a sequential manner. Dispensationalism in this context refers more than anything to the Plymouth Brethren, who make up the biggest group of non-Lutheran Christians in the Faroe Islands. Finally, I reflect on how temporality is shaped by operational goals that differ between similar, yet subtly different Christian practitioners. |
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Christianity, Presence, and the Problem of History: On Two Forms of Christian Temporality in the Faroe Islands |
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