Kimbanguism : : An African Understanding of the Bible / / Aurélien Mokoko Gampiot.
In this volume, Aurélien Mokoko Gampiot, a sociologist and son of a Kimbanguist pastor, provides a fresh and insightful perspective on African Kimbanguism and its traditions.The largest of the African-initiated churches, Kimbanguism claims seventeen million followers worldwide. Like other such churc...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Penn State University Press Complete eBook-Package 2017 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | University Park, PA : : Penn State University Press, , [2021] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Signifying (on) Scriptures ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (304 p.) :; 23 illustrations/2 maps |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I General Background
- 1 Europe in Africa
- 2 African Responses: The Birth of African Christianities
- 3 Kimbanguism as a Social Movement
- Part II Kimbanguism and the Bible
- 4 The Three Sources of Kimbanguist Theology
- 5 The Identity of Simon Kimbangu in the Contemporary Kimbanguist Faith
- 6 Miraculous Healing and Worship
- Part III Expressions of Kimbanguist Messianism
- 7 Kimbanguist Prophetism, Messianism, and Millenarianism
- 8 A Theology of Identity Reconstruction in a Global Context
- 9 Reclaiming Kimbangu's Prophetic Heritage
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index