Christian theology has historically constructed a “normative” human body: white and male. Theological conclusions, then, are filtered through this systematic way of viewing the world, invariably excluding bodies that do not conform. Pentecostal theology, I argue, has the resources to transgress these myopic confines imposed on the body, freeing the body through sound and movement rather than adhering to static categorization. Thus, I begin by exploring U.S. history around the body, demonstrating how specific bodies have been strategically opposed and denigrated for the sake of maintaining “white” supremacy. Next, I use Paul Tillich as a case study for the theology’s “normative” body, enabling me to enter my central argument: Pentecostal theology is able to reconsider, reconstitute, and reform the “normative” body, removing arbitrary parameters and categories. The body, I contend, is movement and sound that refuses the oppressive forces that try to contain through classification and subjugation.

基督教神学在历史上构建了一个“规范的”人体：白人和男性。然后，神学结论通过这种系统地看待世界的方式进行过滤，总是排除不符合要求的身体。我认为，五旬节神学拥有超越这些强加在身体上的近视限制的资源，通过声音和运动释放身体，而不是坚持静态分类。因此，我首先围绕身体探索美国历史，展示特定的身体如何被战略性地反对和诋毁以维护“白人”至上。接下来，我使用保罗·蒂利希 (Paul Tillich) 作为神学“规范”主体的案例研究，使我能够进入我的中心论点：五旬节神学能够重新考虑、重组和改革“规范”主体，删除任意参数和类别。我认为，身体是一种运动和声音，它拒绝试图通过分类和征服来遏制的压迫力。