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Emotionalism: A potential hybrid syncretistic expression in Pentecostal and Neo-Pentecostalism

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Literature study identifies emotionalism as a risk in Pentecostal gatherings, indicating potential for syncretism.

Emotionalism can arise from heightened emotional intensity in worship, leading to heretical interpretations.
The excessive focus on emotions poses risks that can exploit congregants and manipulate theological truths.
The study employs systematic and hermeneutical theological perspectives to understand emotionalism's implications.
The findings highlight the need for discernment to maintain authentic experiences of the Holy Spirit amidst emotionalism.

Frederick J. de Beer (2025) studied this question.

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