Central European Journal for Contemporary Religion is a scholarly journal published both by the Hussite Theological Faculty of the Charles University and Karolinum Publishers, which aims to serve as a publication platform for Comparative Religion and related disciplines. It focuses mainly on contemporary religious phenomena with special (but not exclusive) focus on Central and Eastern Europe. It should serve both as a source of information on te religious life in the region and as a supply of scholarly studies focused on contemporary lived religion at large. It is published semi-annually both in print and online (free access). Its goal is to bring thought-provoking contributions related not only to current established religions and religious movements new and old, but also to contemporary spirituality in its wider context, including the New Age milieu, Neopaganism and pop-cultural spirituality. The journal also covers the latest theoretical and methodological trends in Comparative Religion, Ritual Studies and other disciplines. The editorial board consists of scholars from most Czech Comparative Religion departments, as well as experts on the most important religious traditions across the globe.
CENTRAL EUROPEAN JOURNAL FOR CONTEMPORARY RELIGION, Vol 1 No 1 (2017), 3–16
Development of the Faith Movement in the Czech Republic
Tereza Halasová
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14712/25704893.2017.1
published online: 23. 06. 2017
abstract
This article deals with the development of the Faith Movement in the Czech Republic. Firstly, the Pentecostal Movement will be introduced on a general level and further on the specifics of the teachings of the Faith Movement will be described. The main part of the paper examines the development of several independent fellowships in the Czech Republic that emerged through the mission of the Faith Movement. The following seven newly established free churches will be introduced: the Word of Life Church; the New Hope Church; the Church of Living God; the Faith Church; the New Life Church; the Oasis Church; and the Centre of Triumphal Faith. Some of these fellowships underwent significant changes and became closer to the Evangelical Movement. This paper will analyze the processes through which these fellowships have changed their attitudes, mainly through abandoning some of the more distinctive features of the Faith movement and through their willingness to cooperate with other Evangelical churches.
keywords: Pentecostalism; Faith Movement; Free churches; development; ecumenism
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ISSN: 2533-7955
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