Especially since the mid-2000s when cellular communication became more widespread in Kinshasa, Pentecostal leaders and followers increasingly reflect about the proper usage of the handset and insert it into reflections about ‘approved’ ( ya malamu ) and ‘disapproved’ ( ya mabe ) types of femininity. Via an examination of the critical role of electronic communication technologies in the construction of ‘Christian femininities’, I bring novel insights on the already much-debated question about Pentecostalism’s contribution to women’s lifeworlds. Amid applause for the liberating workings of Pentecostal-Charismatic rituals and associations, the ways that Pentecostalism installs new boundaries, promotes new preferences and lifestyles, and sanctions those who cannot comply with the new directives are often ignored. This article highlights the ambiguity of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity by comparing the discourse about two types of femininity that dominate in the churches: ‘bad girls’, of which Blackberry Girls are a subtype, and ‘brides of Jesus’.

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黑莓女孩和耶稣的新娘

特别是自 2000 年代中期蜂窝通信在金沙萨变得更加普遍以来，五旬节派领袖和追随者越来越多地反思手机的正确使用，并将其插入对“认可”（ya malamu）和“不认可”（ya mabe）类型的思考中的女性气质。通过对电子通信技术在“基督教女性气质”建设中的关键作用的考察，我对有关五旬节派对女性生活世界的贡献的已经备受争议的问题提出了新的见解。在对五旬节派灵恩派仪式和协会的解放工作的掌声中，五旬节派设置新界限、促进新偏好和生活方式以及制裁那些不能遵守新指令的人的方式往往被忽视。