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A Pneumatological Approach to Virtue Ethics

Lewis, Paul W.
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Lewis, Paul W.
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pneumatology
Ethics
Virtue
Pentecostalism
Asia
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Religious ethics
Christian denominations
Pentecostal, Charismatic
Dogmatics
Holy Spirit
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Asian Christianity / Theologies
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"Pentecostalism in Asia, the west (western Europe and North America), and the rest of the world, has been typified as emotional, worship-oriented, and emphasizing the spiritual gifts. This tends to be true, and in most cases, it was a corrective to the more cognitive, liturgical ecclesiastical approach which did not demonstrate the charismata. Initially, the early Pentecostals used their theological, pastoral, and educational energies to refute antagonistic responses mainly from other Protestant groups who reacted negatively to the perceived emotionalism, and lack of proper theology of these Pentecostals. Unfortunately, many of the Pentecostals who came from a strong holiness tradition with an emphasis on high moral lives and ethical behavior were drawn into the debates over the baptism of the Holy Spirit, the gifts of the Spirit, and tongues. Thereby, essentially neglecting whole fields of theological and ethical inquiry from a Pentecostal perspective."
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1998
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