Patterns of Christological Categorisation

This book focuses on Christological-Monotheism, an underexplored area which combines two disciplines of theological appraisal often addressed as separate subjects. Christological-Monotheism is underexplored in the literature, and even more underexplored are interpretations of Christological-Monotheism from the perspectives of Christian voices within the “Oneness Pentecostal” faith tradition. Oneness Pentecostalism offers opposing perspectives to what is considered ‘fixed orthodoxy’ within the Christian faith traditions: i.e., its views differ on doctrines relating to the nature of God and Christ from accepted norms. This project seeks to include various Oneness Pentecostal interpretations to commonly held perspectives, and explore what such might look like when juxtapose with Christian orthodoxy. Moreover, it rereads perspectives about the relationship between God and Christ offered by both traditions in the contexts of earlier contributors to Christian history, all the way to the Second Temple Jewish periods, and includes similar patterns exposed by various groups/scholars along this trajectory.

“Marvin Sanguinetti aptly captures the heart of Oneness Pentecostal views of God and Jesus, and robustly articulates why he thinks it deserves a place alongside other 'orthodox' traditional perspectives. The study offers a novel approach to scholarship among Oneness Pentecostals, and should impact not only academia, but different tiers of Christian leadership within and without the tradition”
—Suffragan Bishop Lloyd G. Thomas, Senior Prelate for the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) London, UK

 

“Patterns of Categorisation breaks exciting new ground by transporting Oneness theology to the wider religious world of Jewish and Christian ideas about God. Applying a typological method, Marvin Sanguinetti accomplishes two tasks: he consigns the heresy label to the theological trash bin and grants methodological credibility within the academy. Patterns methodologically transforms a troublesome Pentecostal outlier into a contributingecumenical partner. This is a first in Oneness Pentecostal studies and a must read.”
—David A. Reed, Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, Canada

 

"Patterns of Christological Categorisation is an authoritative primer that offers an arguable scholarly appeal for deconstructing the classification of Oneness Pentecostalism as heresy. In a field where theological discourses marred by heretical jargon often create unsettling intellectual conflictual conversations, it successfully argued for and connected Oneness Pentecostalism with well-grounded Christian and Jewish Trinitarian-Monotheism. Reverend Dr Marvin C. Sanguinetti has compiled a unique, comprehensive, rich, and realistic hermeneutical roadmap for understanding the interpretation framework when combining this non-Trinitarian doctrine that deserves its place alongside other Christological perspectives. Through his comparative textual analyses, Marvin intentionally opened a continual dialogical space for readers, theologians, and future generations of students."

—Claire Princess Ayelotan, Theology & Religious Studies, University of Roehampton, UK

Marvin C. Sanguinetti has over thirty-six years experience working with major Oneness Pentecostal denominations. He currently lectures for approved partnership by Newman University, and is an Independent Researcher in Theology and Religious Studies, Biblical Studies, and Christian Theology.