Pentecostalism, globalisation, and Islam in northern Cameroon : megachurches in the making? / / by Tomas Sundnes Drønen.

• Superior document: Studies of religion in Africa, v. 41
• Author: Drønen, Tomas Sundnes.
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Series: Studies on religion in Africa ; 41.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Pentecostalism is among the fastest growing social movements in the 21st century. This volume discusses global aspects of Pentecostal churches in northern Cameroon, by describing how the local congregations interact with civil society, traditional religion, and Islam. Extensive fieldwork and descriptions of the complex historical context within which the churches emerge, makes the author draw attention to Pentecostal leaders as social entrepreneurs inspired both by local traditions and by a global flow of images and ideas. This indicates that Pentecostalism can be interpreted both as a social and as a religious movement which manages to encounter mainline churches and Islam with flexibility and spiritual authority.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1. Africa and Religion in a Globalised World -- 2. Pentecostalism in a Deeply Religious Continent -- 3. Religion and Politics in Northern Cameroon: Local and Global Negotiations -- 4. Pentecostalism: Ngaoundéré’s New Christian Geography -- 5. African Pentecostal Leadership -- 6. The New Christianity and Theology -- 7. Je ne suis plus n’importe qui . . . Pentecostalism as a Social Movement -- 8. Pentecostalism, Globalisation, and Islam Revisited -- Bibliography -- Index.