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When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God
Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2023.
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| author | Hifindaka, Vilio Tutungeni |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/128843 When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God Hifindaka, Vilio Tutungeni Forster, Dion Angus Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Theology. Dept. of Systematic Theology and Ecclesiology. Theodicy Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity UCTD Thesis (MTh)--Stellenbosch University, 2023. ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis presents a Pentecostal understanding of the character of God in light of Christians suffering sickness, depression and death in South Africa. Given the statistically verifiable prevalence of suffering among the majority Christian South African population, an understanding of God in light of suffering is pertinent. Moreover, the thesis addresses the problem which exists as a result of the perceived inconsistency between what some Christians believe about the character of God and what is experienced on a daily basis by South African believers undergoing suffering. To further narrow the context of the study, the author writes specifically concerning an understanding of God in suffering from a Pentecostal Christian perspective. The research project uses a qualitative-analysis methodology as its principal theoretical framework. The author uses this methodology when assessing selected works from Chris Oyakhilome as a representative of a particular type of Pentecostal theology present amongst South African believers. Moreover, the emerging theology from Oyakhilome is critically evaluated. This evaluation is undertaken by engaging with the Crucified God by Jürgen Moltmann and weighing up Oyakhilome’s understanding of God in suffering against that of Moltmann, inter alia, other influential approaches to theodicy. Finally, the findings are consolidated and a proposal for a revised Pentecostal understanding of God’s character in relation to suffering is offered. This consists primarily of three traits, namely: the good God, the healing God and the suffering God. The study concludes by summarising the findings of the research, making some proposals for how a South African Pentecostal understanding of God can be further developed, and suggests areas for future research. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar. Masters 2023-10-20T13:09:11Z 2024-01-08T13:07:22Z 2023-10-20T13:09:11Z 2024-01-08T13:07:22Z 2023-10-20 Thesis https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128843 en Stellenbosch University 135 pages application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Theodicy Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity UCTD Hifindaka, Vilio Tutungeni When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title | When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title_full | When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title_fullStr | When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title_full_unstemmed | When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title_short | When Christians suffer? : a South African Pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of God |
| title_sort | when christians suffer a south african pentecostal engagement with theodicy and the character of god |
| topic | Theodicy Suffering -- Religious aspects -- Christianity UCTD |
| url | https://scholar.sun.ac.za/handle/10019.1/128843 |
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