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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fttsvojs:oai:journal.fi:article/90016 2023-05-15T16:10:16+02:00 Christianity, Presence, and the Problem of History: on two forms of Christian temporality in the Faroe Islands Jensen, Jan 2021-03-17 application/pdf https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/90016 https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 eng eng The Finnish Anthropological Society https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/90016/60325 https://journal.fi/suomenantropologi/article/view/90016 doi:10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 Copyright (c) 2021 Jan Jensen http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 CC-BY-NC Suomen Antropologi; Vol 45 Nro 2 (2020); 3-16 Suomen Antropologi: Journal of the Finnish Anthropological Society; Vol 45 No 2 (2020); 3-16 1799-8972 0355-3930 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2021 fttsvojs https://doi.org/10.30676/jfas.v45i2.90016 2021-04-22T00:38:57Z 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. Keywords: Faroe Islands, Pentecostalism, temporality, history, theology, presence, dispensationalism, orthodoxy Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Federation of Finnish Learned Societies: Scientific Journals Online 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. Keywords: Faroe Islands, Pentecostalism, temporality, history, theology, presence, dispensationalism, orthodoxy |
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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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Christianity, Presence, and the Problem of History: on two forms of Christian temporality in the Faroe Islands |
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