Experiencing Transcendence: Filipino Conversion Narratives and the Localization of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity

• Main Author: Aguilar, Filomeno V, Jr
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2006
• Subjects: conversion narratives; experience; localization; critical realism; language; Sociology of Culture; Sociology of Religion
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/history-faculty-pubs/28; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1027&context=history-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

In contrast to functionalist explanations for the spread of Pentecostal and charismatic Christianity, this article discursively analyzes conversion narratives to understand the localization of a global cultural phenomenon. The narratives were drawn from interviews, conducted in 2005, with members of...