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Anti‐Protestantism in the Global Catholic Mission, c. 1918–1960*

Journal of Religious History, Volume 50, Issue 2, Page 141-146, June 2026.
This introduction is divided into three sections. First, it examines the existing historiography on Catholic anti‐Protestantism, arguing that, unlike anti‐Catholicism, anti‐Protestantism has not undergone a transnational turn. Second, it explores the new perspectives opened up by taking a global approach to Catholic anti‐Protestantism.
Sante Lesti
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New paradigms of pneumatological ecclesiology brought about by new prophetic churches within South African Pentecostalism

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2020
Pneumatological ecclesiology has caught the interest of many Pentecostal theologians, especially in the three main sub-traditions of Pentecostalism, that is, classical Pentecostalism (later CP), Pentecostal African Independent Churches (later PAIC) and ...
Mookgo S. Kgatle
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Pentecostal Reinventions of the Passover: Contextual Reflections on the End of Year Night Worship Festivals in Uganda

Journal for the Study of Religion
Pentecostal scholarship in and about Africa is a vibrant arena in world Christianity, with an upswing in the proliferation of scholarly works on Pentecostal Churches and its centrality in the political and social fabric of African societies ...
Alexander Paul Isiko, Enock Kisekka
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Consultations in New Prophetic Churches and African Traditional Religions: A Case Study of Divine Healing in Assessing Syncretistic Practices in the South African Context

Religions, 2023
New prophetic churches have a different approach to classical Pentecostalism when it comes to the practice of divine healing. Unlike classical Pentecostalism, new prophetic churches embrace the practice of consulting prophets in divine healing in the ...
Mookgo Solomon Kgatle
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Society beyond morality: mimesis, sovereignty, and being not‐human in the Nyau associations of Malawi La société par‐delà la moralité : mimèse, souveraineté et existence non humaine dans les sociétés Nyau du Malawi

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Volume 32, Issue S1, Page 67-84, March 2026.
Nyau masked dancers embodying a variety of people, animals, and objects appear at many public events in Chewa areas of Malawi. Understood to be the physical manifestation of ancestral spirits, these entities are classified as ‘not human’ and transgress ordinary morality, mocking and threatening audiences.
Sam Farrell
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Troubling the Waters: Black African Christian Presence and the Reshaping of Christianity in Canada

Religion Compass, Volume 20, Issue 1, January/February 2026.
ABSTRACT This article explores the histories of Christians of African descent in Canada, challenging Eurocentric narratives that have rendered their religious contributions invisible. Using polycentric framework, it examines how historic Black Christian communities—from Black Loyalists and Refugees in Nova Scotia to congregations across Ontario and ...
James Kwateng‐Yeboah
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Creating the Complexo de Israel: Religion, Urban Orders, and Aesthetics in Rio de Janeiro

City &Society, Volume 37, Issue 2, August 2025.
ABSTRACT This article centers on the relation between religion, criminal(ized) economies, and the production of urban space in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Our empirical focus lies on the Israel Complex, a cluster of favelas located in the city's northern periphery.
Jolien van Veen, Martijn Oosterbaan
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Spirit Hermeneutics for African Pentecostalism: A Hermeneutic for a Jubilar Mission

Conspectus
The significance of African Pentecostal churches in the global expansion of Christianity is undeniable. However, the impact of African Pentecostalism is being impaired by the problem of materialism. This ailment has come from African Traditional Religion,
Samson Tadelle Demo
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Correlates of Continued Church Membership Intention: An Empirical Study of Religion in Ghana

Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 64, Issue 2, Page 123-147, June 2025.
Abstract This study examines the factors influencing continued church membership intention in Ghana, focusing on the key correlates of this behavior. Using structural equation modeling (SEM) the survey data collected were analyzed. The findings highlight charismatic leadership, religious experience, corporate social responsibility, personal needs ...
Andrews Agya Yalley
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African Pentecostal spirituality as a mystical tradition: How regaining its roots could benefit Pentecostals

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2020
Western academic theology do not succeed in accounting for the identity and faith culture of African Pentecostals for at least two reasons. In the first place, because as part of the Pentecostal movement it grew from the holiness, divine healing and ...
Marius Nel
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