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005			20251028093251.0
008			130201s2012 tnu b 001 0 eng d
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035			_a(Sirsi) i9781935931249
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020			_a9781935931249 (pbk.)
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090			_aE 98.R3 _bA43 2012
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100	1		_aAlexander, Corky.
245	1	0	_aNative American Pentecost : _bpraxis, contextualization, transformation / _cCorky Alexander.
260			_aCleveland, Tenn. : _bCherohala Press, _cc2012.
300			_aviii, 166 p. ; _c23 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [153]-158) and index.
505	0		_aPART ONE. DEVELOPING THE STUDY -- Chapter 1. Diverse voices: literature review and background -- Chapter 2. Methodology -- PART TWO. CEREMONIALISM: ITS PRACTICE AND MEANING -- Chapter 3. Practices that reveal Native American beliefs and values -- Chapter 4. Theological reflections in the light of contextualization theory -- Chapter 5. Relevance of Native American practices for contextualized behavior in Pentecostal churches -- Chapter 6. Conclusions and recommendations.
520			_a"This important study examines the significance of traditional Native American practices in Pentecostal worship and observes how members of the Native American Contextual Movement integrate these practices. Alexander suggests missiological implications of traditional Native American practices in Pentecostal worship and church life. He addresses the development of the powwow movement and pan-Indianism as an important sociological phenomena paving the way for inter-tribal ministry. He surveys the history of Native American ministries in the Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) and traces the development of a pneumatological Pentecostal theology of religions and the use of sacred objects in Pentecostalism. By using participant observation, personal interviews, and case studies, Alexander investigates examples of active contextualization and discovers how contextualized traditional practices enhance Native Pentecostal worship and mission. The study focuses on six traditional practices that are being contextualized in Native Pentecostal churches: language, smudging, drums and rattles, dance, talking circles, and ceremony. Alexander argues that implementing these contextualized practices in Pentecostal worship reduces syncretism and moves people closer to God."--Publisher's description.
650		0	_aPentecostalism _zNorth America.
650		0	_aIndians of North America _xMissions.
650		0	_aIndians of North America _xReligion.
610	2	0	_aChurch of God (Cleveland, Tenn.) _xMissions.
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