The Spirit and the 'Other' : Social Identity, Ethnicity and Intergroup Reconciliation in Luke-Acts
Year: 2011
Type: book
Abstract: In this title, Kuecker uses social identity theory to examine the interface between the Holy Spirit and ethnicity in “Luke-Acts”. Kuecker uses an artillery of social identity theory to demonstrate that in “Luke”'s narrative the Spirit is the central figure in the formation of a new social identity. In his argumenation, Kuecker provides extended exegetical treatments of “Luke” 1—4 and “Acts” 1-15. He shows that “Luke” 1—4 establishes a foundation for “Luke”'s understanding of the relationship between human identity, the Spirit, and the 'other' — especially as it relates to the distribution of in-group benefits beyond group boundaries. With regard to “Acts” 1—15, Kuecker shows that the Spirit acts whenever human identity is in question in order to transform communities and individuals via the formation of a new social identity. Kuecker argues that “Luke” depicts this Spirit-formed social identity as a different way of being human in community, relative to
Source: T&T Clark eBooks
Author: Kuecker, Aaron
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1502104486