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The Movement Toward Mysticism in Gustavo Gutiérrez's Thought:

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LA124242

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The Movement Toward Mysticism in Gustavo Gutiérrez's Thought:

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[Article]

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Is This an Open Door to Pentecostal Dialogue?

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Joseph Davis

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Leiden

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Brill

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Over the last few years a distinct shift has occurred within the thought of liberation theology's most famous proponent, Gustavo Gutiérrez. Specifically, Gutiérrez has ventured into mysticism. With this movement a fascinating question can be posed: Does the incorporation of mysticism open up a door for dialogue with Latin America's other popular theology, Pentecostalism? Conversely, should Pentecostalism reflexively understand itself historically and theologically as a liberating movement of the poor? Placed together, an emphasis on praxis seems to reveal, at minimum, a common starting point. The methodology of the paper incorporates a detailed historical analysis of Gutiérrez's position on mysticism and moves to the conclusion that the shift in emphasis opens the door, albeit a small crack, to one of the most exciting opportunities to occur within the history of Christianity: the marriage of Pentecostal spirituality with liberating social action. Over the last few years a distinct shift has occurred within the thought of liberation theology's most famous proponent, Gustavo Gutiérrez. Specifically, Gutiérrez has ventured into mysticism. With this movement a fascinating question can be posed: Does the incorporation of mysticism open up a door for dialogue with Latin America's other popular theology, Pentecostalism? Conversely, should Pentecostalism reflexively understand itself historically and theologically as a liberating movement of the poor? Placed together, an emphasis on praxis seems to reveal, at minimum, a common starting point. The methodology of the paper incorporates a detailed historical analysis of Gutiérrez's position on mysticism and moves to the conclusion that the shift in emphasis opens the door, albeit a small crack, to one of the most exciting opportunities to occur within the history of Christianity: the marriage of Pentecostal spirituality with liberating social action.

Date of Publication

2011

Physical description

5-24

Title

Pneuma

Volume Number

33/1

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1570-0747

Subject Term

Gustavo Gutiérrez

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liberation theology

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mysticism

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Pentecostalism

Joseph Davis

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10.1163/157007411X554668

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275578

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