African Pentecostalism An Introduction

Name: African Pentecostalism An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780195339994

ISBN-10: 0195339991

ISBN-13: 9780195339994

Edition: 2008

Authors: Ogbu Kalu

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Across Africa, Christianity is thriving in all shapes and sizes. But one particular strain of Christianity prospers more than most-Pentecostalism. Pentecostals believe that everyone can personally receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit such as prophecy or the ability to speak in tongues. In Africa, this kind of faith, in which the supernatural is a daily presence, is sweeping the continent. Today, about 107 million Africans are Pentecostals-and the numbers continue to rise. In this book, Ogbu Kalu provides the first ever overview of Pentecostalism in Africa. He shows the amazing diversity of the faith, which flourishes in many different forms in diverse local contexts. While most people…

Book details

List price: $41.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 3/31/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 9.10" wide x 6.00" long x 0.80" tall
Weight: 1.188




Precedents in Early Charismatic Movements, 1900-1960s



Oriki: Genealogy and Identity in Pentecostal Historiography



Bakuzufu: Contested Identities and the Quest for Power in African Christianity



Moya: African Charismatic Initiatives and Classical Pentecostal Missionaries



Mademoni: African-Instituted Churches in Pentecostal Rhetoric



The Modern Pentecostal Movement, 1970s-1990s



Aliliki: Charismatic Resurgence of the 1970s



The Big Man of the Big God: Pentecostalism, Media, and Popular Culture in the 1980s



Elijah's Mantle: Pentecostal Re-Evangelization of Africa in the 1990s



Gendered Charisma: Charisma and Women in African Pentecostalism



Pentecostalism in the African Public Space



Sankofa: Pentecostalism in the African Map of the Universe



Masters on Horses: The Roots of Pentecostal Public Ethics



Tembisa: Pentecostal Political Theology and Practices



Child of the Bondwoman: Islam and Sharia in Pentecostal Rhetoric



Pentecostal Words and Worlds



Standing on the Word: Pentecostal Theologies



Reverse Flow: Pentecostalism and Immigrant African Christianity


Notes


Selected Bibliography


Index