Individual Emotions Describing Continuity and Engagement in Religion: Charismatic Communality in the Light of Interaction Ritual Theory

The emotionality of modern times is evident in the ways which people are religious. Among Christian denominations, Charismatic/Pentecostal movement, all its diversity, most successful spreading globally. It has been argued that charismatic communities venues interaction and powerful offering emotional experiences. However, order for such religious experiences to lead a continuity interaction, long-term tone energy presence stable social bond between participants needed. aim this article analyze as an outcome rituals communities. Emotional concept Randal Collins formed, building on Durkheim, emotions by viewing them “the main motivating force life”. This was studied interviewing individuals their about daily life. When utilizing self-report focus subjective feelings, may report information using different wordings relevant any component emotion. Special importance placed cognitive processing episodes, allows detect relevance each emotion, understand causes consequences, communicate knowledge others, including researcher. results show that, all, cause some sort pleasure, e.g., happiness surprise, leading lights narrating engagement faith. Faith also fear-regulating effect. Happiness mood built both God’s help even more one’s responsible way life feeling abandoning moral hesitation favor doing what ethically right life, regulates negative emotions. Collins’ theory focuses positive, but can be negative, do not contribute solidarity group.