@book{nel_pacifism_2018, location = {Abingdon}, title = {Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa: A New Hermeneutic for Nonviolence}, isbn = {978-0-429-50411-2 978-0-429-99592-7 978-0-429-99593-4 978-0-429-99591-0}, shorttitle = {Pacifism and Pentecostals in South Africa}, abstract = {Most of the early twentieth-century Pentecostal denominations were peace churches that encouraged a stance of conscientious objection. However, since the Second World War Pentecostals have largely abandoned their pacifist viewpoint as they have taken on a more literal Biblical hermeneutic from their interaction with Evangelical denominations. This book traces the history of nonviolence in Pentecostalism and suggests that a new hermeneutic of the Bible is needed by today\{u2019\}s Pentecostals in order for them to rediscover their pacifist roots and effect positive social change.}, publisher = {Routledge}, author = {Nel, Marius}, urldate = {2019-07-13}, date = {2018}, }