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Negotiating morality among women in a Pentecostal church: Perspectives through the materialism, hedonism and egoism cycle Nyamugama, Sithembinkosi
International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science Vol. 3 No. 03 (2024): August, International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science( IJV
Publisher : Cita konsultindo

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63922/ijevss.v3i03.1014

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Although materialism, hedonism and egoism have been extensively studied in various contexts including within Christianity, they have largely been treated as concepts which exist in isolation. Where a different conceptual focus has been adopted, it has deployed ubuntu as a uniquely African philosophy and moral concept. Equally incisive is scholarship from St Thomas Aquinas and Pope John Paul II which articulates a Theology of the Body as well as scholarship on the Material Values Scale. The contemporary scholarship helps illuminate the moral complexities that Christian women encounter. In this paper, through the perspectives of women at Apostolic Faith Mission church branch located in Sunnyside, Pretoria, I presented a unified conceptual model to reveal the interconnected nature of moral concepts. The women reveal that materialism, hedonism and egoism are variably connected and justified even in instances where they appear incongruent with normative moral positions. The study therefore intervenes in demonstrating the intricate ways in which morality is perceived and navigated by women in the church. Instead of a straitjacketed conception, morals constitute a dynamic area of Christian life.
Women and morality in Pentecostalism: perspectives on egoism in AFM’s Pretoria church Nyamugama, Sithembinkosi
International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science Vol. 3 No. 03 (2024): August, International Journal of Education, Vocational and Social Science( IJV
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Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.63922/ijevss.v3i03.1095

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This article attends to the continued silence over the perspectives of followers on morality which persists particularly concerning women. The insights of women are especially salient given the participation of women in Pentecostal churches as well as the incidents of abuse largely orchestrated by male leaders. Despite the sparse attention afforded to ethics and morality in contemporary Pentecostal practice, moral complexities animate the arena largely drawn from Biblical teachings and church guidance. The paper discusses women’s perceptions of one such moral question via egoism. Egoism has roots in classical Greek philosophy and although dated, continues to serve as a useful framework in which to think about morality. Drawing from the perceptions of women at a Pretoria-based church branch of the Apostolic Faith Mission, the paper suggests that egoism was generally understood as reprehensible. However, away from idealised moral injunctions, egoism is more complexly engaged by the female members, with secrecy forming one mechanism of retaining egoism albeit away from the collegial gaze. The article adds to an empirical gap while setting up a puzzle in the scholarship of how Pentecostals moralize their daily lives.
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