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Metodismo e império: os começos

2008; UNIVERSIDADE METODISTA DE SÃO PAULO; Volume: 13; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.15603/2176-3828/caminhando.v13n2p121-129

2176-3828

Joerg Rieger,

Pentecostalism and Christianity Studies

Christianity was born in the context of the Roman Empire, and the temptation to adapt to empire has accompanied Christianity ever since. In more recent times, Methodism has shaped in up the context of the British and U.S. Empires. This essay investigates how empire has shaped theology but it also demonstrates that empire was never able to take over completely and that theology is able to make a difference and resist the status quo.