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- Berntson, Martin, 1972, et al.
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Skolverket bör backa om religionskunskap
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Ingår i: Svenska Dagbladet. - : Schibsted Forlag. - 1101-2412. ; :2019-11-01
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- Löfstedt, Torsten, 1965-
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Are the Expressions 'Unclean Spirit' and 'Demon' Used as Technical Terms in the New Testament?
- 2017
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Ingår i: Society of Biblical Literature, International Meeting / Society for Pentecostal Studies.
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Konferensbidrag (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- I begin by explaining the relevance of this question, noting how in Pentecostal and Charismatic writings (I focus especially on spiritual warfare literature) the words ‘unclean spirit’ and ‘demon’ are often treated as technical terms, with fixed well-defined meanings (incorporeal, malevolent supernatural agents that assail people in specific ways). Next I summarize some good reasons for treating them as technical terms. I note how other early texts treat ’demon’ as a discrete category. For example the Book of the Watchers traces all demons back to the antediluvian giants, suggesting that all demons are ultimately of the same kind, and the Testament of Solomon provides a catalogue of demons, also indicative of the fact that demons were considered a clearly defined category. There are also reasons to not consider ‘unclean spirit’ and ‘demon’ to be technical terms, however. For example, New Testament authors do not share the interest in the nature of demons or their classification with later Christian and Jewish texts. NT texts do not explain on what basis demons and diseases were distinguished; on the contrary, references to demons and disease often co-occur in NT texts, suggesting that the expressions reflect perceived symptoms rather than being attempts at etiology. By way of conclusion I argue that we should be careful and not read too much into various references to demons and unclean spirits in the New Testament. Healings and exorcisms are performed in the New Testament either by Jesus or in his name and with his authority, rather than being based on the correct identification of demons.
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- Löfstedt, Torsten, 1965-
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Can we speak of progress in systematic theology?
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Ingår i: European Academy of Religion Conference 2019. - Bologna : European Academy of Religion.
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- Löfstedt, Torsten
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Communities of the Converted : Ukrainians and global evangelism, by Catherine Wanner, Ithaca, NY, Cornell University Press, 2007, ix + 305 pp,, ISBN 978-0-8014-7402-6, ISBN 978-0-8014-4592-7
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Ingår i: National Identities. - : Routledge. - 1460-8944 .- 1469-9907. ; 14:2, s. 189-191
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- Löfstedt, Torsten, 1965-
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Countering exorcistic excess in Russia : a comparison between Russian Pentecostal and Russian Orthodox teaching on demons and deliverance
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Ingår i: PentecoStudies. - : Equinox Publishing. - 2041-3599 .- 1871-7691. ; 13:1, s. 80-111
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This study compares statements by Russian Pentecostal and Orthodox leaders about demons, curses and exorcism, and their attempts at allaying people’s fears. In both denominations there are widely differing views about how great a threat demons are and on how one is to be set free from them. The study suggests that two competing metaphors have been used when speaking of freeing people from evil spirits, the medical and the military metaphors. The medical metaphor associates evil spirits and diseases, and connects deliverance from evil spirits with healing in general, while in the military metaphor evil spirits are seen as agents of Satan. Members of the top leadership in both the Russian Orthodox Church and in Russia’s leading Pentecostal denomination (the Russian Church of Christians of the Evangelical Faith) tend toward the medical model of exorcism. They see their exorcistic ministries more as a healing ministry. While they warn their followers about engaging in the occult, they try to downplay the dualism inherent in spiritual warfare language, as it encourages division within the church and may lead to increased fear on the part of the parishioners.
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