A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation

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Autor(a) principal: Passos, João Décio
Data de Publicação: 2020
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Horizonte - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religião
Texto Completo: http://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/horizonte/article/view/23152
Resumo: The Pentecostal churches and individuals who now occupy power in the Brazilian government think and act from a theocratic political theology. This pre-modern perspective surpassed by anthropocentric political philosophies persists as a vision that translates into speeches, attitudes and public policies. It is the search for a religious foundation capable of overcoming the crisis that the State and Brazilian society would be going through. The assertion that God is in charge of politics through representatives elected by the people brings together the democratic exercise of power with theocratic foundations.The rise of Pentecostals to national power goes back a few decades and has revealed its presence in the formation of "evangelical benches". The secularly institutionalized state has supported religious movements that appear to be legitimate and urgent for the salvation of the nation from the great enemy: the left. Ultra-liberal project and authoritarian exercise of power have been the concrete political translation of the power of God in action in the current government.
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spelling A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situationUma teocracia pentecostal? Considerações a partir da conjuntura política atualConjunctureEvangelicalsPentecostalismPoliticsTheocracyConjunturaEvangélicosPentecostalismoPolíticaTeocraciaReligião e políticaThe Pentecostal churches and individuals who now occupy power in the Brazilian government think and act from a theocratic political theology. This pre-modern perspective surpassed by anthropocentric political philosophies persists as a vision that translates into speeches, attitudes and public policies. It is the search for a religious foundation capable of overcoming the crisis that the State and Brazilian society would be going through. The assertion that God is in charge of politics through representatives elected by the people brings together the democratic exercise of power with theocratic foundations.The rise of Pentecostals to national power goes back a few decades and has revealed its presence in the formation of "evangelical benches". The secularly institutionalized state has supported religious movements that appear to be legitimate and urgent for the salvation of the nation from the great enemy: the left. Ultra-liberal project and authoritarian exercise of power have been the concrete political translation of the power of God in action in the current government.As igrejas e indivíduos de tendência pentecostal que hoje ocupam o poder no governo brasileiro pensam e agem a partir de uma teologia política teocrática. Essa perspectiva pré-moderna superada pelas filosofias políticas antropocêntricas persiste como visão que se traduz em discursos, em atitudes e em políticas públicas. Trata-se da busca de um fundamento religioso capaz de superar a crise pela qual estariam passando o Estado e a sociedade brasileira. A afirmação de que Deus está no comando da política por meio de representantes eleitos pelo povo faz confluir o exercício democrático do poder com fundamentos teocráticos. A ascensão dos pentecostais ao poder nacional vem de algumas décadas e revelou sua presença na formação das “bancadas evangélicas”. O Estado laico institucionalmente estabelecido tem suportado gestões religiosas que se apresentam como legítimas e como urgentes para a salvação da nação do grande inimigo: as esquerdas. Projeto ultraliberal e exercício autoritário do poder têm sido a tradução política concreta do poder de Deus em ação no governo atual.Editora PUC Minas2020-12-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/horizonte/article/view/2315210.5752/P.2175-5841.2020v18n57p1109HORIZONTE - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religião; v. 18, n. 57, set./dez. 2020 - Dossiê - Fundamentalismos e Democracia; 1109HORIZONTE - Journal of Studies in Theology and Religious Sciences; v. 18, n. 57, set./dez. 2020 - Dossiê - Fundamentalismos e Democracia; 11092175-5841reponame:Horizonte - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religiãoinstname:Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)instacron:PUC_MINSporhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/horizonte/article/view/23152/17876Copyright (c) 2020 HORIZONTE - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religiãohttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPassos, João Décio2021-03-08T16:42:46Zoai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/23152Revistahttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/horizonteONGhttp://periodicos.pucminas.br/index.php/horizonte/oaihorizonte.pucminas@gmail.com2175-58411679-9615opendoar:2021-03-08T16:42:46Horizonte - Revista de Estudos de Teologia e Ciências da Religião - Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC Minas)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
Uma teocracia pentecostal? Considerações a partir da conjuntura política atual
title A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
spellingShingle A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
Passos, João Décio
Conjuncture
Evangelicals
Pentecostalism
Politics
Theocracy
Conjuntura
Evangélicos
Pentecostalismo
Política
Teocracia
Religião e política
title_short A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
title_full A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
title_fullStr A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
title_full_unstemmed A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
title_sort A Pentecostal theocracy? Considerations based on the current political situation
author Passos, João Décio
author_facet Passos, João Décio
author_role author
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Passos, João Décio
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Conjuncture
Evangelicals
Pentecostalism
Politics
Theocracy
Conjuntura
Evangélicos
Pentecostalismo
Política
Teocracia
Religião e política
topic Conjuncture
Evangelicals
Pentecostalism
Politics
Theocracy
Conjuntura
Evangélicos
Pentecostalismo
Política
Teocracia
Religião e política
description The Pentecostal churches and individuals who now occupy power in the Brazilian government think and act from a theocratic political theology. This pre-modern perspective surpassed by anthropocentric political philosophies persists as a vision that translates into speeches, attitudes and public policies. It is the search for a religious foundation capable of overcoming the crisis that the State and Brazilian society would be going through. The assertion that God is in charge of politics through representatives elected by the people brings together the democratic exercise of power with theocratic foundations.The rise of Pentecostals to national power goes back a few decades and has revealed its presence in the formation of "evangelical benches". The secularly institutionalized state has supported religious movements that appear to be legitimate and urgent for the salvation of the nation from the great enemy: the left. Ultra-liberal project and authoritarian exercise of power have been the concrete political translation of the power of God in action in the current government.
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