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Prophetic Charisma: The Psychology of Revolutionary Religious Personalities. - Review - book reviews
Sociology of Religion, Winter, 1998 by Jane Marie Pinzino
Finally, the most serious weakness of Oakes's work is its underlying ahistorical method. Leaping from Jesus of Nazareth's movement in first-century Palestine to twentieth-century urban charismatic movements in New Zealand and the US, Oakes fails to take into account that a lot of water has passed under the bridge in the interval. The author's sweeping generalizations about charisma are not substantiated by sufficient historical examples.
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Len Oakes provides an evocative reassessment of scholarly method for studying charisma. The chief contribution of his work is the consideration it gives to psychological features of charisma as a complement to Weber's sociological analysis. Whither may a student of charisma now go? Having explored the psychology of charismatic leaders, Oakes has opened up the possibility of studying the psychology of personality of the charismatic community itself. Implementing the insights of both Weber and Oakes, we might now consider the psychology of charismatic discipleship.
Jane Marie Pinzino University of Puget Sound
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