Pentecostalism in Africa : presence and impact of pneumatic Christianity in postcolonial societies /

Pentecostalism in Africa : presence and impact of pneumatic Christianity in postcolonial societies /

Within recent decades Pentecostal/charismatic Christianity has moved from an initially peripheral position to become a force to be reckoned with within Africa's religious landscape. Bringing together prominent Africanist scholars from a wide range of disciplines, this book offers a comprehensiv...

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Other Authors: Lindhardt, Martin (Editor)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies 15.
Religious Studies, Theology and Philosophy E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262492.

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Pentecostalism > Africa.

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Call Number: BR1644.5.A35 P47 2014

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary Material /
  • Martin Lindhardt
  • Introduction: Presence and Impact of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity in Africa /
  • Martin Lindhardt
  • ''Stretching out hands to God'': Origins and Development of Pentecostalism in Africa /
  • Allan Heaton Anderson
  • wfp Burton and the Birth of Congolese Pentecostalism /
  • David J. Garrard
  • Pentecostalism and the Transformation of the African Christian Landscape /
  • J. Kwabena Asamoah-Gyadu
  • Unity and Diversity within African Pentecostalism: Comparison of the Christianities of Daniel Olukoya and David Oyedepo /
  • Paul Gifford
  • "All Answers": On the phenomenal success of a Brazilian Pentecostal Charismatic Church in South Africa /
  • Ilana van Wyk
  • Continuity, Change or Coevalness?: Charismatic Christianity and Tradition in Contemporary Tanzania /
  • Martin Lindhardt
  • Gender and Pentecostalism in Africa /
  • Jane Soothill
  • Pentecostalism, 'Post- secularism,' and the Politics of Affect: In Africa and Beyond /
  • Jean Comaroff
  • Pentecostalism and Development in sub-Saharan Africa /
  • Ben Jones
  • Encoding Caesar's Realm - Variants of Spiritual Warfare Politics in Africa /
  • Andreas Heuser
  • Pentecostals and Politics in Nigeria and Zambia: An Historical Perspective /
  • Richard Burgess
  • Pentecostals and Politics: Redefining Big Man Rule in Africa /
  • John F. McCauley
  • The liveliness of Pentecostal/charismatic popular culture in Africa /
  • Katrien Pype
  • Afterword /
  • William K. Kay
  • Index /
  • Martin Lindhardt.