“Pentecostalism in Ethiopia”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

In 1951, Anna-Liisa and Sanfrid Mattson traveled from Finland to Ethiopia and established a Pentecostal mission in Addis Ababa. In 1960, a mission was created in Awasa by the Swedish Philadelphia Church Mission. Pentecostalism, during the 1960s, attracted many students, and the movement grew enough that the Full Gospel Believers Church (FBGC) was created in 1967.^[3] Pentecostal practices eventually affected other Protestant denominations in Ethiopia, particularly the Lutheran church.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Persecution

The appeal for an officially recognized Pentecostal organization was rejected by the royal government. This was only the beginning of political repression which accelerated in the 1970s. On one 1972 Sunday alone, 250 worshipers were arrested. In 1979, the Derg government shut down the Addis Ababa FBGC church.^[7]

Oneness Pentecostalism

In the 1969, an Ethiopian minister named Teklemariam Gezahagne converted to Oneness Pentecostalism. In 1972, the government forced Oneness United Pentecostal Church missionaries, along with those from other denominations, from Ethiopia. The established Oneness churches organized as the Apostolic Church of Ethiopia (ACE), and Teklemariam assumed leadership. Later, Teklemariam espoused a new Christological doctrine which led to an official split with the UPC in 2001.^[8]

Pentecostalism Empowering Africa

The engaging and uplifting nature of Pentecostalism attract people to the practice as many citizens were looking to enhance their lives. Pentecostalism is rooted in a reciprocal relationship between people and God. Pentecostal churches were found to be the root of finding economic prosperity and contributed to economic growth in the country as a whole. Churches also played a critical a role in fighting corruption within the economic system. ^[9]

Current Statistics

As of 2011, the three largest, explicitly Pentecostal Ethiopian churches were the FBGC, the Hiwot Berhan Church (HBC), and the ACE. Each maintain constituencies of approximately 500,000 members.^[10]

References

1. ^{{Cite web|title = Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements in Ethiopia — European Research Network on Global Pentecostalism|url = https://www.glopent.net/Members/jhaustein/ethiopia/pentecostal-and-charismatic-movements-in-ethiopia|website = www.glopent.net|accessdate = 2015-05-01}}
2. ^{{Cite journal|title = The New Prime Minister’s Faith: A Look at Oneness Pentecostalism in Ethiopia| journal=PentecoStudies: An Interdisciplinary Journal for Research on the Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements|volume=12|issue=2|date=2013|url = http://www.equinoxpub.com/journals/index.php/PENT/article/view/19178|accessdate = 2015-05-02}}
3. ^{{Cite book|title = Writing Religious History: The Historiography of Ethiopian Pentecostalism|last = Haustein|first = Jörg|publisher = Harrassowitz Verlag|year = 2011|isbn = 9783447065283|location = |pages = 14}}
4. ^{{Cite journal|url = https://www.brot-fuer-die-welt.de/static/shop-eed/110707_Dokumentation_Afrikatagung.pdf#page=39|title = Charismatic Renewal, Denominational Tradition and the Transformation of Ethiopian Society|last = Haustein|first = Jörg|date = June 2011|journal = Evangelisches Missionswerk in Deutschland (EMW)|doi = |pmid = |access-date = }}
5. ^{{Cite book|title = A Critical Survey of the Development of Charismatic Influences in the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus|last = Djaleta|first = Tesso|publisher = (Unpublished Master's Thesis). University of Liverpool|year = |isbn = |location = |pages = }}
6. ^{{Cite book|title = The Impact of the Charismatic Movement and Related Tensions on the Traditional Lutheran Worship of the South Central Synod of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus Since 1991|last = Godebo|first = Yacob|publisher = PhD Thesis (University of Liverpool)|year = 2011|isbn = |location = |pages = }}
7. ^{{Cite book|title = Writing Religious History: The Historiography of Ethiopian Pentecostalism|last = Haustin|first = Jörg|publisher = Harrassowitz Verlag|year = 2011|isbn = 9783447065283|location = |pages = 14–15}}
8. ^{{Cite book|title = Then and Now: The Many Faces of Global Oneness Pentecostalism|last = Reed|first = David|publisher = Cambridge University Press|year = 2014|isbn = 9781107007093|location = New York|pages = 62–64|work = The Cambridge Companion to Pentecostalism|editor-last = Robeck|editor-first = Cecil|editor-last2 = Yong|editor-first2 = Amos}}
9. ^{{Cite journal|last=Fantini|first=Emanuele|date=2016|title=Crafting Ethiopia's Glorious Destiny: Pentecostalism and Economic Transformation under a Developmental State|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26356527|journal=Archives de sciences sociales des religions|volume=61|issue=175|pages=67–86|issn=0335-5985}}
10. ^{{Cite book|title = Writing Religious History: The Historiography of Ethiopian Pentecostalism|last = Haustein|first = Jörg|publisher = Harrassowitz Verlag|year = 2011|isbn = 9783447065283|location = |pages = 17}}