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The Greening of the Gospel (and Black Body): Rev. Ike's Gospel of Wealth and Post-Blackness Theology.
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Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies . 2011, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p181-199. 19p. - Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- The purpose of this essay is to explore Rev. Ike's particular form of positive confession theology and self-representation in relationship to his own professed post-black identity. By fusing the conversionist elements of his Pentecostal roots with the Spiritualist teachings of metaphysics and New Thought philosophy, Rev. Ike offered African Americans a theological vision of attaining material wealth while effacing what he and many of his followers regarded as the multiple negative cultural markers that blackness signified. This was not simply a theology that was preached from the pulpit; it was packaged and presented within media frames. Therefore, this essay will equally unveil and demystify the multiple aesthetic representations and conspicuous displays deployed by Eikerenkoetter, which reflect well-worn strategies on the part of the oppressed that connect understandings of citizenship and freedom with hyperconsumption. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02720965
- Volume :
- 33
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Pneuma: The Journal of the Society for Pentecostal Studies
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 61610014
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1163/027209611X575005