Pentecostalism in Africa : : Presence and Impact of Pneumatic Christianity in Postcolonial Societies / / edited by Martin Lindhardt ; Allan Heaton Anderson [and thirteen others], contributors.
Bringing together prominent Africanist scholars from a variety of disciplines, this book offers a comprehensive treatment of the social, cultural and political impact of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity in postcolonial sub Saharan Africa.
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| Superior document: | Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies, Volume 15 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Boston : : Brill,, 2015. ©2015 |
| Year of Publication: | 2015 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Studies,
Volume 15 |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (397 pages.) |
| Notes: | Description based upon print version of record. |
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Table of Contents:
- 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.