新灵恩运动
新灵恩派,有时也称为第三波灵恩运动,一般被视为基督新教福音派的一个派别,认为圣灵在当代仍能恩赐信徒,因此新灵恩派背景的教会往往强调“说方言”、“信仰治疗”、“属灵争战”[1]:6。一般认为属于新灵恩派的信徒比五旬节派、(第二波)灵恩派都要多[2]。2002年的数据表明约有19,000个教派或团体、大约 2.95亿人属于新灵恩派[2]。新灵恩派的教会大都是无宗派的,一般不与基督宗教的传统教派保持联系[3]
不少新灵恩派认为世界末日将很快来临,并且认为他们正在让自己的教会转化为“神在地上的国度”[4](请见“神的国”)。
对新灵恩派的批评主要包括:一些宗教实践显得反智[5](请见“反智主义”)、成功神学气息太重、有的教会财政上不透明[6]等等。
参考文献
- ^ McCloud, Sean. American Possessions: Fighting Demons in the Contemporary United States. New York: Oxford University Press. 2015.
- ^ 2.0 2.1 Burgess, Stanley M.; van der Maas, Eduard M. (编). Neocharismatics. The New International Dictionary of Pentecostal and Charismatic Movements. Grand Rapids: Zondervan. 2002: 286–87.
- ^ Allan Anderson, An Introduction to Pentecostalism: Global Charismatic Christianity, Cambridge University Press, UK, 2013, p. 66
- ^ McAlister, Elizabeth. "Possessing the Land for Jesus." In Spirited Things: The Work of "Possession" in Afro-Atlantic Religions, edited by Paul Christopher Johnson, 177-205.Chicago, University of Chicago Press, 2014. p. 179. ISBN 022612276X
- ^ Wolfgang Vondey, Pentecostalism: A Guide for the Perplexed, A&C Black, UK, 2012, p. 37-38
- ^ Michael Gryboski, Excerpts From John MacArthur's 'Strange Fire' Book Suggest Flames of Controversy Over Charismatic Mov't to Still Burn (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆), christianpost.com, USA, October 24, 2013