Singing as a therapeutic agent in Pentecostal worship
Verbum et Ecclesia
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Singing as a therapeutic agent in Pentecostal worship | |
| Creator | Kgatle, Mookgo S. | |
| Description | Singing has always been part of worship in a Pentecostal spiritual service. However, the role of singing in Pentecostal worship as a therapeutic agent has been under-researched. In order to bridge this research gap, this article is an interdisciplinary study of singing and Pentecostal worship. It seeks to demonstrate that the act of singing is a therapeutic agent in Pentecostal worship. The article will explore singing as a biblical concept to establish its theology. The purpose is to demonstrate that singing is not only part of the liturgy in a Pentecostal worship service but also acts as a therapeutic agent for all sorts of ailments, including spiritual, physical, emotional and psychological ailments.Intradisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary implications: The importance of this article is twofold; firstly, the article demonstrates that singing plays a pivotal role in Pentecostal worship as much as it did in the Bible. Secondly, the article illustrates that singing is more than a liturgical exercise; it acts as a therapeutic agent in Pentecostal worship. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2019-03-28 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ve.v40i1.1910 | |
| Source | Verbum et Ecclesia; Vol 40, No 1 (2019); 7 pages 2074-7705 1609-9982 | |
| Language | eng | |
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