Thesis (M. Div.)--St. Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary, 1987. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 39-41).

Les réalités dites charismatiques ont existé dès la Pentecôte et les premiers temps du christianisme. Dès les débuts, elles ont suscité enthousiasme, mépris ou rejet. En effet, elles manifestent des dons spirituels parfois extraordinaires dont l’authenticité reste à discerner. Sont-ils d’origine divine ou viennent-ils de charlatans et leaders séducteurs de foules ? Pour les étudier, il a paru essentiel de les inscrire dans l’histoire : d’une part celle de leur réception par les courants majoritaires de l’Eglise, celle de leur évolution propre (un courant naît et évolue sur plusieurs générations), celle de leurs filiations, en particulier entre les trois vagues charismatiques du XXème siècle. Le cœur de notre travail est de croiser ces réalités charismatiques avec le mouvement œcuménique, né en ce même XXème siècle. Contribuent-elles à un rapprochement inter ecclésial ou au contraire édifient-elles de nouveaux murs de séparation, entre ou à l’intérieur même de chaque Eglise dénominationnelle ou non ? Notre travail s’inscrit en théologie pratique : il part d’observations de terrains, récits, témoignages, entretiens, analysés, confrontés pour en dégager convergences et divergences, à interpréter dans une démarche pluridisciplinaire. Nos conclusions s’orientent vers des déplacements nouveaux, concrets, vécus et transdénominationnels plus qu’institutionnels. Ils conduisent à des redéfinitions de l’Eglise et de son unité. / The so called charismatic movements have existed since the day of Pentecost, and the beginning of Christianity. Since the very start, they gave rise to enthousiasm, contempt or rejection. It is true that they manifest spiritual gifts, which are sometimes very strange. The authenticity of which has to be confirmed. Do they come from God or from charlatan and crowd seducers? To study them, we thought il was essential to place them in their historical context: history of their reception by the main streams of the Church, history of their evolution through two or three generations, and history of their filiations, especially between the three pentecostal waves of the XXth century. The heart of our work is to cross those charismatic realities with the ecumenical movement, also born in the XXth century. Do they contribute to bringing Churches closer? Or, on the contrary, do they build new walls within Churches or between them? Our analysis looks at the question from the point of vue of practical theology: we first collected facts, testimonies and interviews. We studied them, looking for both converging and diverging results. We interpreted them through multi-disciplinary reasoning. Our conclusions move more in the direction of new displacements, which are concrete, real, and transdenominationnel rather than institutional. They result in the nead to redefine the Church and its unity.

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This dissertation is an analysis of differing Pentecostal experiences in Apostolic Faith Mission from its inception, with specific reference to the AFM of South Africa and AFM in Zimbabwe.The study examines: The brief history of the AFM. This begins with the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angels. Pentecostalism then spread to South Africa through John G. Lake with the founding of AFM of South Africa. AFM filtered into Zimbabwe where it faced stiff resistance from government authorities and established mainline churches. Theologies and spiritual gifts which make Pentecostalism different from other faiths. Main doctrines and tenets of faith discernible from the brief historical outline. A general outline of phases in Pentecostalism. An attempt will be made to determine whether these phases are applicable to AFM. This dissertation is a contribution towards reconciling diverging views concerning Pentecostalism in the AFM because various congregations of the same denomination behave and believe differently. / Systematic Theology & Theological Ethics / M.Th. (Systematic Theology)

This dissertation is an analysis of differing Pentecostal experiences in Apostolic Faith Mission from its inception, with specific reference to the AFM of South Africa and AFM in Zimbabwe.The study examines: The brief history of the AFM. This begins with the Azusa Street Revival in Los Angels. Pentecostalism then spread to South Africa through John G. Lake with the founding of AFM of South Africa. AFM filtered into Zimbabwe where it faced stiff resistance from government authorities and established mainline churches. Theologies and spiritual gifts which make Pentecostalism different from other faiths. Main doctrines and tenets of faith discernible from the brief historical outline. A general outline of phases in Pentecostalism. An attempt will be made to determine whether these phases are applicable to AFM. This dissertation is a contribution towards reconciling diverging views concerning Pentecostalism in the AFM because various congregations of the same denomination behave and believe differently. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M.Th. (Systematic Theology)