Doctrine and Devoutness

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  • 教義と敬虔 : フィリピン・カピス州におけるカリスマ刷新運動の事例から
  • キョウギ ト ケイケン フィリピン カピスシュウ ニ オケル カリスマ サッシン ウンドウ ノ ジレイ カラ

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This paper focuses on the activities of the Divine Mercy, which is the largest Catholic charismatic movement in the province of Capiz, Philippines. Through the case study I aim to examine the coexistence of objective evaluation and subjective reality with regard to religious experience. Divine Mercy teaches that sickness can be cured through devout prayer to God, an activity called "healing prayer." In contrast to "healing prayer" in accordance with orthodox Catholic teachings, healing practiced by traditional healers is condemned as false. In the activity of "revelation through spirit possession," revelation is delivered to the Divine Mercy as a group, or to individual members, through possession by Jesus Christ or the Virgin Mary of certain members called "mediums." Despite disapproval of the Catholic Church, the Divine Mercy explains that such activities are rewards for their devoutness to God. By emphasizing its orthodoxy in condemning traditional healers, on the one hand, and by persisting in its heterodoxy despite disapproval of the Catholic Church on the other, the Divine Mercy emphasizes their devoutness. Here we see the process of ceaseless negotiation between subjectivity and objectivity, that is, devoutness is not merely the following of official Catholic doctrine. The Divine Mercy emphasizes their consistent devoutness regardless of whether they are orthodox or heterodox.

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