The Scandal of Pentecost

Through a systematic analysis of the conflicts emerging when the public church encounters the public world, The Scandal of Pentecost argues that the public advent of the church stands in continuity with the public scandal of the incarnate and crucified Christ. The book traces the contours of this scandal in the confrontation of the dominant ruling hermeneutic of authority with a Christian hermeneutic of resistance. This highlights the brokenness of the human condition manifested by the church in the drunkenness of the disciples, the speaking in other tongues, the baptism with the Spirit, the empowerment of the flesh, and its public witness to a scandalized world.The effects of the scandal transform both the disciples'' individual and communal witness and their public recognition as the church. Through the lens of a symbolic hermeneutic, the public witness of the church at Pentecost reveals a Christian scandal of anthropological proportions: with the outpouring of the Spirit on all flesh the church emerges as the symbol of humanity.>

Préface
A systematic and critical reworking of the public events on the day of the Pentecost as the foundation for constructing a theological anthropology of the church.

Auteur
Wolfgang Vondey is Professor of Christian Theology and Pentecostal Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK and Director at the Centre for Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies.

Contenu
Introduction Chapter 1 The Church as Public Symbol Chapter 2 The Scandal as Origin of the Public Church Chapter 3 Drunkenness: The Aesthetics of the Public Spirit Chapter 4 Tongues: The Languages of the Public World Chapter 5 Flesh: The Incarnation of the Public Church Chapter 6 Power: The Public Ritual of Pentecost Chapter 7 Witness: The Public Symbol of Humanity Conclusion Bibliography Index