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The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study
Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/27596 The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study Grobbelaar, Janis traytau@gmail.com Tawengwa, Taurayi Tungamirayi Prosperity gospel Tithes Material blessings Offerings Wealth ministry Social functions Charismatic church in pretoria UCTD Dissertation (MSocSci)--University of Pretoria, 2013. The objective of this case study is to explore the social functions performed by a Charismatic church in central Pretoria for its congregants and for its surrounding community. The growth of the Charismatic movement and the ‘wealth ministry’ in recent years and the subsequent notoriety of the ‘prosperity gospel,’ (especially popular within the Charismatic church movement) which encourages people to give tithes and offerings as a pre-requisite for material blessings are the fundamental motivators of the study. The study seeks to understand how the church, through its creed and sermons affects and shapes the social behaviour of its members, and its impact on socially relevant issues facing the surrounding community. The respondents are members of the church’s congregation of varying ages, nationalities and class. They were identified by making use of the snowball selection method. The key finding is that although the ‘wealth ministry’ and ‘prosperity gospel’ are generally associated with Charismatic churches, material gain is not the main emphasis of every Charismatic church’s ministry, and in fact, this Charismatic church offers its members and the community more non-material and intangible spiritual benefits. Sociology unrestricted 2013-09-07T11:49:26Z 2013-08-27 2013-09-07T11:49:26Z 2013-04-19 2013 2013-08-27 Dissertation Tawengwa, TT 2013, The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study, MSocSci dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27596> F13/4/776/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27596 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08272013-161256/ © 2013 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | Prosperity gospel Tithes Material blessings Offerings Wealth ministry Social functions Charismatic church in pretoria UCTD The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title | The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title_full | The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title_fullStr | The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title_full_unstemmed | The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title_short | The social functions of religion in a Charismatic church in Pretoria : a case study |
| title_sort | social functions of religion in a charismatic church in pretoria a case study |
| topic | Prosperity gospel Tithes Material blessings Offerings Wealth ministry Social functions Charismatic church in pretoria UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/27596 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-08272013-161256/ |