Pentecostalism and Politics in Africa

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Afolayan, Adeshina (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Yacob-Haliso, Olajumoke (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt), Falola, Toyin (Επιμελητής έκδοσης, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Έκδοση: 1st ed. 2018.
• Σειρά: African Histories and Modernities
• Θέματα: Africa-History.; Africa-Politics and government.; Religion and politics.; World politics.; Ethnology-Africa.; African History.; African Politics.; Politics and Religion.; Political History.; African Culture.

As the epicenter of Christianity has shifted towards Africa in recent decades, Pentecostalism has emerged as a particularly vibrant presence on the continent. This collection of essays offers a groundbreaking study of the complex links between politics and African Pentecostalism. Situated at the int...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• I
• Introduction
• 1. Introduction: The Pentecostal and the Political in Africa
• 2. Explaining the Growth and Legitimation of the Pentecostal Movement in Africa
• Part II: Pentecostalism and Society in Africa
• 3. Pentecostalism, Islam, and Religious Fundamentalism in Africa
• 4. "Buy Back the Future": Charismatic Pentecostalism and Africa's Liberation in a Neoliberal World
• 5. When Pentecostalism Meets African Indigenous Religions: Conflict, Compromise or Incorporation?
• 6. Pentecostal Panopticism and the Phantasm of "Ultimate Power"
• 7. The Pentecostal Movement and the Ecumenical Movement in the African Context
• 8. Pentecostalism, the Prosperity Gospel, and Poverty in Africa
• 9. Soft Tongue, Powerful Voice, Huge Influence: The Dynamic of Gender, Soft Power and Political Influence in Faith Evangelistic Ministries in Kenya
• 10. The Role of Women, Theology, and Ecumenical Organisations in the Rise of Pentecostal Churches in Botswana
• 11. Neither Jew nor Greek?: Class, Ethnicity, and Race in the Pentecostal Movement in Africa
• III. Pentecostalism and/as Politics in Africa
• 12. Pentecostalism, Political Philosophy and the Political in Africa
• 13. Political Ramifications of Some Shifts in Nigeria's Pentecostal Movement
• 14. Pentecostalism as an Alternate Social Order in Africa
• 15. Pentecostals, Conflict and Peace in Africa
• 16. Leadership and Power in the Pentecostal Movement: Selected Case Studies
• 17. African Pentecostalism and Modernity: Critical Reflections on Tensions and Social Concerns
• 18. Pentecostalism, Power and Politics in Nigeria
• IV. Conclusion
• 17. African Pentecostal Political Philosophy: New Directions in the Study of Pentecostalism and Politics.