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A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Brazilian Spiritism Concordia Seminary - Saint Louis Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation Concordia Seminary Scholarship 10-19-2019 Lived Kardecism - A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Brazilian Spiritism William Miller Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, [email protected] Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.csl.edu/phd Part of the Practical Theology Commons Recommended Citation Miller, William, "Lived Kardecism - A Phenomenological Approach to Understanding Brazilian Spiritism" (2019). Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation. 69. https://scholar.csl.edu/phd/69 This Dissertation is brought to you for free and open access by the Concordia Seminary Scholarship at Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary. It has been accepted for inclusion in Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation by an authorized administrator of Scholarly Resources from Concordia Seminary. For more information, please contact [email protected]. LIVED KARDECISM A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO UNDERSTANDING BRAZILIAN SPIRITISM A Dissertation Presented to the Faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Department of Practical Theology in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy By Rev. William D. Miller October, 2019 Approved by: Rev. Dr. David R. Schmitt Dissertation Advisor Rev. Dr. Mark D. Rockenbach Reader Rev. Dr. Leopoldo A. Sánchez M. Reader © 2019 by William Daniel Miller. All rights reserved. ii À minha amada esposa Ana Rafaela, bela e cheia da graça de Cristo. Continuamos a entregar o nosso caminho ao Senhor. iii CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ........................................................................................................... x ABSTRACT .................................................................................................................................. xi CHAPTER ONE ............................................................................................................................ 1 INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................ 1 BACKGROUND OF THE PROBLEM ............................................................................... 1 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM .................................................................................... 9 RESEARCH QUESTION................................................................................................... 10 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................. 13 RESEARCH DESIGN ........................................................................................................ 16 ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ............................................................................ 21 DEFINITION OF TERMS ................................................................................................. 22 Agua ........................................................................................................................... 22 Ethnography ............................................................................................................... 22 Phenomenology ......................................................................................................... 23 Evangelização ............................................................................................................ 23 Federação Espírita Brasileira (FEB) .......................................................................... 23 Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Brasil (IELB) ............................................................ 23 Médium/Medium ....................................................................................................... 24 Obsessão .................................................................................................................... 24 Passes ......................................................................................................................... 24 Perispirit ..................................................................................................................... 25 Psicografia ................................................................................................................. 25 iv Sessão Mediúnica ...................................................................................................... 25 Sopa Fraternal ............................................................................................................ 25 Spirit .......................................................................................................................... 26 Triângulo Mineiro ...................................................................................................... 26 Universidade Luterana do Brasil (ULBRA) .............................................................. 26 EXPECTED FINDINGS .................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER TWO ......................................................................................................................... 28 LITERATURE REVIEW ................................................................................................... 28 INTRODUCTION TO THE LITERATURE REVIEW ..................................................... 28 THEORETICAL ORIENTATION OF THE STUDY ........................................................ 30 The Historical Foundation of Spiritist Doctrine in Brazil ......................................... 31 A Cultural Expression of Spiritist Doctrine: The Ouevre of Chico Xavier...... 45 REVIEW OF THE CRITICAL LITERATURE ................................................................. 49 A Theological Study of Spiritism .............................................................................. 50 A Sociological Study of Spiritism .................................................................... 54 SYNTHESIS OF THE RESEARCH FINDINGS .............................................................. 60 CRITIQUE OF THE PREVIOUS RESEARCH ................................................................ 65 SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 70 CHAPTER THREE ..................................................................................................................... 72 METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................................. 72 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY .............................................................................................. 72 RESEARCH DESIGN ........................................................................................................ 72 TARGET POPULATION AND PARTICIPANT SELECTION ....................................... 76 v PROCEDURES .................................................................................................................. 78 Sampling Procedures ................................................................................................. 79 Data Collection Procedures ....................................................................................... 82 DATA ANALYSIS............................................................................................................. 86 CHAPTER FOUR ........................................................................................................................ 91 DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS ......................................................................... 91 THE STUDY AND THE RESEARCHER ......................................................................... 91 Researcher’s Interest in the Phenomenon Being Studied .......................................... 91 Bracketing .................................................................................................................. 92 Role of the Researcher in Data Collection and Analysis ........................................... 94 Significant Influence of the Researcher on the Data Collection/Analysis ................ 95 DESCRIPTION OF THE SAMPLE PARTICIPANTS...................................................... 96 Other Sources of Data Accessed................................................................................ 97 Excluded Participants ................................................................................................ 98 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY APPLIED TO THE DATA ........................................... 98 Presentation of Data Results and Analysis ................................................................ 98 RJ – INDIVIDUAL THEMES AND NARRATIVE SUMMARY .................................. 100 RJ’s Individual Themes ........................................................................................... 100 Primary Themes .............................................................................................. 100 Secondary Themes .......................................................................................... 100 RJ’s Narrative Summary.......................................................................................... 101 N – INDIVIDUAL THEMES AND NARRATIVE SUMMARY ................................... 106 N’s Individual Themes ............................................................................................ 106 vi Primary Themes .............................................................................................. 106 Secondary
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