Charismatic Christianity in Finland, Norway, and Sweden : : Case Studies in Historical and Contemporary Developments / / edited by Jessica Moberg, Jane Skjoldli.

• Superior document: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
• HerausgeberIn: Moberg, Jessica.; Skjoldli, Jane.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing :, Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,, 2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Language: English
• Series: Palgrave Studies in New Religions and Alternative Spiritualities
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (XVI, 248 p.)

This is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license The history of Charismatic Christianity in the Nordic countries reaches as far back as Pentecostalism itself. The bounds of these categories remain a topic of discussion, but Nordic countries have played a vital role for developing this rapidly spreading form of world-wide Christianity. Until now, research on global Charismatic Christianity has largely overlooked the region. This book addresses and analyzes its historical and contemporary trajectories in Finland, Norway and Sweden. Through a selection of cases written by Nordic scholars from various disciplines, it demonstrates historical and contemporary diversity as well as interconnections between local, national, and global currents. Highlighting change and continuity, the anthology reveals new aspects of Charismatic Christianity. .

Table of Contents

Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Definitions and Terminology -- The Nordic Backdrop -- The Beginnings -- Post-World War II Nordic Contexts -- Late Modern Developments -- Contemporary Numbers -- This Book -- The Contributions to This Volume -- References -- Part 1: Historical Perspectives on the Early Pentecostal Movement -- Chapter 2: Paving the Way for Pentecostalism: A Historical Exploration of Post-Reformation Revivals in Norway -- The Monarch's Religious Power: The Protestant Reformation -- Popular Pietism: Hauge and Norwegian Mainstream Religion -- The Dismantling of Religious Monopoly and the Rise of the Inner Mission -- Migrants and Missionaries -- Missionaries to Norway and a Discussion of Labels -- The First Wave: Methodists and Baptists -- The Second Wave: Adventists and Jehovah's Witnesses -- The Third Wave: Pentecostals -- Thomas Ball Barratt -- Recruits, Community, and American Dreams -- Concluding Remarks and Later Developments -- References -- Chapter 3: The Norwegian Pentecostal Foreign Mission: A Survey of Mission History with an Emphasis on Organization, Expansion, and Gender -- Win the World1 -- The Initial Phase -- The Norwegian Mission Context -- Tension Between Spiritual Idealism and Practical Circumstances -- The Pioneers -- A Controversial Issue: How to Organize the Mission -- Development of a Lasting Organizational Structure -- Summary of the Missionary Expansion -- The Evidence of Faith World Evangelism -- A Woman-Dominated Mission? -- Final Comments -- References -- Part 2: Internal Dynamics -- Chapter 4: In the Wake of God's Fire: Transforming Charisma and Charismata in the Reconstruction of a Local Church -- Making Sense of Charisma -- Prophecy: A Double-edged Sword -- Transforming Foundations of Authority.

Falling in the Spirit and the Problem of Authenticity -- Gifts of Grace and Words of Knowledge -- Frequency of Gifts and Manifestations -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 5: The Finnish Pentecostal Movement: An Analysis of Internal Struggle as a Process of Habitual Division -- Movement Transformation -- Pentecostal Identity as Habitus -- Habitual Transformation -- The Finnish Pentecostal Movement Up to the 1970s -- Diversification of the Pentecostal Movement: The 1980s Onward -- Contemporary Disputes -- Two Different Habituses -- Key Characteristics of the Habituses -- A Struggle for the Future of Finnish Pentecostalism -- Conclusions -- References -- Ethnographic Material -- Chapter 6: Knutby Filadelfia: A Schismatic New Religious Movement Within the Pentecostal Context -- History and Development -- Leadership and Authority -- Beliefs -- Lifestyle -- The Boundaries of the Pentecostal Movement -- Tradition Versus Novelty, Schisms, and "Sects" -- The Crimes in Knutby Filadelfia According to a Lifeworld Perspective -- Conclusion -- References -- Interviews and Informal Conversations -- Part 3: Novelties and Contemporary Innovation -- Chapter 7: Faith Healing Revisited: A Charismatic Christian Intervention to the Therapy Culture in Finland -- The Christian Scene in Contemporary Finland -- Psychologized Discourse and Therapy Culture -- The Global and Local Healing Rooms -- Material -- The Individualized Prayer Service: Setting -- The Individualized Prayer Service: Encountering a Client -- Faith Healing Revisited: Holistic Treatment -- Controversial Border-crossings -- An Intervention in Post-secular Therapy Culture -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Sharing and Holy Hugs: The Birth and Development of Intimization in Charismatic Stockholm -- Modernity, Intimacy, and Mobility -- Intimization in Sweden -- An Overview of Stockholm County.

Local Charismatic Organizations -- Patterns of Growth and Decline -- The Membership -- Intimization: Origins and Distribution in the Field -- Furnishings as Facilitation of Small-Scale Communication -- Socializing in New and Cozy Locations -- Hugging the Faithful -- Mini-communities Within Congregations -- Interacting in and Revealing the Private Sphere -- Prayer Requests as Sharing -- Limits to Disclosure -- Ritualized Intimacy and the Fear of Eroticization -- Meeting Jesus and Restoring Natural Community -- Disclosure, Healing, and Conversion -- A Movement born of a Mobile Doctor Phil Generation -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Televangelism in Sweden-Now? Is Channel 10 in Älmhult in Fact a Telechurch? -- Pentecostalism in Sweden -- The Situation of Swedish Radio and Television -- The Pentecostal Use of Media: The Swedish Background -- Televangelism: A General Background -- The Purpose of Channel 10 -- Financing Channel 10 -- Audiences of Channel 10 -- The Effects of Televangelism -- Is Nostalgia the Key to Channel 10's Success? -- References -- Ethnographic Material -- Chapter 10: Postscript: Embers from a Global Fire -- Nordic Particularities -- Nordic Issues in a Global Light -- Future Research Prospects -- Index.