Papel da Igreja Ministério de Arrependimento e Santidade de Moçambique na reconfiguração da vida quotidiana dos seus membros

Abstract

The present research work proposes to analyze the role of the Church of the Ministry of Repentance and Holiness of Mozambique in reconfiguring the daily lives of its members. members. The main objective is to study the influence that this church has in the process of construction of values, attitudes and behaviors in the lives of its members. With the rejection of Christianity as a structuring element of public life in the West, we have witnessed the emergence of religious pluralism. With the rejection of Christianity as a structuring element of public life in the West, religious pluralism has emerged as a result of the privatisation of religious life. In this context, Christianity, perceived as a human product, loses its unitary and metropolitan character. metropolitan character. It thus becomes a dynamic and syncretic reality. The dynamism of Christianity is visible in the theological polysemy pertaining to it and the consequent construction of worldviews based on faith in each socio-cultural context. From the analysis of the theology disseminated by the Igreja Ministério de Arrependimento e Santidade of Mozambique, the research aims to broaden the understanding of the role of this movement in creation of a worldview that shapes the behavior and attitudes of its members' daily lives. its members. The study demonstrates that the Igreja Ministério de Arrependimento e Santidade de Moçambique is a movement with an eschatological theology, that is, based on the idea of the urgency of the coming of Jesus Christ and promotes a form of relationship between individuals, which is based on that religiosity. Based on ethnographic work in the Intaka church, the research The research found a strong influence in the construction of a system of values, attitudes and behaviours among its members.